One Step Closer To Its Grave: Google Starts Removing Links To Reader From Its Top Menus

Google is shutting down Google Reader on July 1 and to say that quite a few people are unhappy about this move would be an understatement. Today, Google Reader moved one step closer to its grave as Google is now quietly removing links to it from the black menu that graces the top of virtually every core Google product.?Google Reader itself, of course, is still available for the time being. For now, it seems the link is only gone from Gmail. It’s still available from other products (including Reader itself) and the main search page, but judging from the reaction on Twitter and other sites, it’s clear that this was the main gateway to Reader for many of its users. Chances are, it’s just a matter of time before any mention of Reader will be gone from all of Google’s menus. These changes, after all, always tend to take a while to propagate across Google’s properties. Oddly enough, Google is still allowing new users to start using Reader, but that may just be because there is nobody left on the team to make any major changes to its code. Google didn’t waste any time after it announced the closure of Reader. Right after Google’s CEO Larry Page made the announcement, Google already removed its official app?from its Play Store and we’ll likely see more of this in the near future. Already a dozen times today, I've clicked on the "More" link on Gmail to get Reader only to find the link isn't there. This is gonna suck.—   (@jrebello21) March 20, 2013 Ummm, I'm sorry Google, but didn't you say July 1st? So why can't I find a link anywhere for my Google Reader that I can use until then?— Heidi (@heidishenk) March 20, 2013 They took the Reader link out of the Gmail dropdown menu?! TOO SOON @GOOGLE.— Katherine (@katherine77) March 20, 2013 Google has already removed the Reader link from the admin bar. Maybe it is a sign that I need to unGoogle my life.— Daryle Dickens (@DaryleDickens) March 20, 2013

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