A resounding a perfectly clear - NO. You can't even compare Reader to any of the other shuttered projects Google closed. Reader is a mecca for information for G

A resounding a perfectly clear - NO. You can't even compare Reader to any of the other shuttered projects Google closed. Reader is a mecca for information for Google to use in their secret sauce. If you're a newspaper company, would the pure cost be worth knowing exactly what columns your subscribers are reading? Absolutely. Google Reader is a internal service where ads will only muck up what they have going for them.