Google Reader closing might actually end up being a good thing. It's also bringing up the often talked about issue of free services versus paid, with more peopl

Google Reader closing might actually end up being a good thing. It's also bringing up the often talked about issue of free services versus paid, with more people willing to pay for a service than I thought. On Feed Wrangler: since the author has been working on it for a few months now, it would have been better if he had given us a tech preview of what he's planning. Asking me to sign up for updates when I don't even know what the product looks or what features are on his mind, is like asking me to trust a stranger to my phone number.