{
  "type": "obituary",
  "publisher": "Rest In Print",
  "hall": "technology",
  "slug": "google-reader",
  "subject": {
    "name": "Google Reader",
    "maker": "Google"
  },
  "born": "2005-10-07",
  "died": "2013-07-01",
  "cause_of_death": "shutdown",
  "cause_description": "a quiet SIGTERM at the end of a sprint",
  "notice": [
    "Google Reader died on July 1, 2013. It was seven. Its owner cited declining usage; its users disagreed, loudly.",
    "It read everything you subscribed to, in order, and never once suggested what you might like instead.",
    "This is now understood to have been the problem.",
    "It is survived by a small, loyal group of people who still bring it up at parties."
  ],
  "in_lieu_of_flowers": "In lieu of flowers, mark all as read.",
  "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Reader",
    "https://techcrunch.com/?p=776908"
  ],
  "url": "https://restinprint.studio/hall/google-reader"
}