Cnet: Google recently revamped Google Reader to a healthy dose of criticism. If you're unhappy with the changes to Google Reader, we've highlighted some alternative feed aggregators to consider.
Rolling out to Android now. iOS users should eventually get it
BuzzFeed: No one took ownership of Google Reader internally because it wasn’t a top priority for Larry Page and his inner circle of lieutenants. And if you aren’t working on something that the boss cares about, then what’s the point?
Engadget - Naturally, we held off on posting this until Google Reader was dead and gone, so people had time to get used to one of the replacements.