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Life & fun · June 3, 2013

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A Kick-ass Google reader replacement

Hi Guys, We're been hard at work building SwarmIQ, a Google Reader replacement over the last several months. We would love to get feedback from the HN community. Do give us a whirl and let us know what's missing and what can be improved.

A Kick-ass Google reader replacement launched on June 3, 2013 with 7 votes, #104 of 476 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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