When Google announced its plans to shutter Google Reader in March, the Internet freaked out. Twitter users raised their virtual pitchforks in outrage. Bloggers wept, scrambling to find a suitable replacement by the service’s July 1 death date. Google Reader will close up shop on July 1, 2013.Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired When Google announced its plans to shutter Google Reader in March, the Internet
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