????從某種程度上看，谷歌（Google）Reader之死仿佛打開了一個魔盒：一款RSS閱讀器倒下了，無數款RSS閱讀器站起來——包括Feedly、AOL Reader、Digg Reader等等。

????我的同事雷恩?布拉德利指出，谷歌Reader的社交元素是它最吸引人的特點之一。谷歌關閉Reader的分享特色、把它并入社交平臺Google+之際，它也就扼殺了自己賴以吸引許多核心用戶的社交元素。當我仍然懷念谷歌Reader的分享和社交元素（也一定會嘗試Potluck）時，我也知道Twitter、Facebook、Tumblr和所謂的“隱性社交”平臺，如電子郵件和聊天軟件，可以一解“交流之癢”。RSS野草萌發的真正原因在于它的時間遷移功能。

????對于信息狂人，或者說任何曾經需要靠博客日志為生的人來說，RSS閱讀器是無價之寶。Twitter的運作方式是純流量：一小時不看，你就會錯過大量信息，想要梳理這些信息完全是徒勞。而RSS則允許人們暫時離開，回來后仍然能夠繼續瀏覽到信息。當然，用戶有時候也會宣布“RSS破產”，同時將閱讀器中1,000條以上的未讀條目標記為“已讀”。不過在很大程度上，人們可以趕上每天的新聞，瀏覽標題，更加從容地開始閱讀。

????此外，RSS還有個好處，就是“從不忘記”發布的內容。如果有人在博客上發布了一些信息，之后又刪除了，被刪除的內容常會留在RSS中。一旦有信息發布在網上，就永遠在網上了。所以對這些繼續谷歌Reader未竟之業的公司，我要獻上贊美之詞。我選擇的替代品是Feedly，因為老實說，我真討厭改變“我的網絡”，而Feedly的“只看標題”界面完美模仿了谷歌Reader。我能輕松導入訂閱信息，而移動設備的版本也做得很棒。

????現在，我可以開始日常工作，一邊咒罵發布視頻而不在后面附帶上說明文字的網頁，一邊迅速高效地瀏覽大量信息。就像我說的，我真地討厭互聯網的變化。（財富中文網）

????譯者：嚴匡正

????In some ways, it seems like the death of Google Reader unleashed a hydra -- destroy one RSS reader, and several pop up in its place: namely Feedly, AOL Reader and Digg Reader, among others.

????As my colleague Ryan Bradley points out, the social aspect of Google Reader was one its most appealing parts. When Google (GOOG) shuttered the sharing features of Reader and migrated them to Google+, it killed off the community aspect, which appealed to many of its core users. And while I still miss the sharing and social aspect of Google Reader (and will definitely try Potluck), I know that Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and so-called "dark social" platforms like email and chat can scratch that communicative itch. The real reason that the RSS hydra is sprouting is because of time shifting.

????For information junkies -- or anyone who has ever had to make a living blogging -- RSS readers are invaluable. Twitter operates as pure flow: miss an hour, and you're going to miss a lot, and trying to comb through the archives is an exercise in futility. RSS allows for someone to step away, come back and browse. Sure, there are times when users have to declare "RSS bankruptcy" and mark the 1000+ unread items in his or reader as read without combing through, but for the most part someone can catch up on the day's news, skim headlines and read at a more leisurely pace.

????Plus, there's the bonus of RSS tending to "never forget" a post. If someone posted something on a blog and later deletes, frequently the deleted piece stays in RSS, another reminder that once something hits the Internet, it's there forever. So I celebrate these companies picking up where Google Reader left off. My replacement of choice is Feedly, because if I'm being honest, I really hate change to "my Internet," and the Feedly "Titles Only" view mimics Google Reader perfectly. It was easy to import my feeds, and the mobile versions are great.

????Now I can go about my usual business of skimming tons of information quickly and efficiently while cursing when a site only posts a video without descriptive text underneath. Like I said, I really hate Internet change.