It’s Not Just Reader – Google Kills Its RSS Subscription Browser Extension, Too

Has Google got it out for RSS?

Oh Google. Thought we wouldn’t notice that you’re trying to kill off not just Google Reader, but also your support and endorsement for the RSS format itself? People have just started noticing that Google’s own RSS Subscription Chrome browser extension has disappeared from the Google Chrome Web Store. Though it’s unclear at this time exactly when the extension was removed, the change appears to be recent.

But now the extension is gone, and the message is clear: Google is getting out of the RSS business. It’s more than Google just shutting down a product that never gained mainstream traction and moving resources elsewhere – it’s about distancing itself from the RSS community as a whole.

Read the full article @ TechCrunch.

2 Replies to “It’s Not Just Reader – Google Kills Its RSS Subscription Browser Extension, Too”

  1. the RSS Live Links one still looks like it is working. i have been using it and loving it for a while now.

    only thing is it doesn’t travel with your browser login.

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