RIP Google Reader and Other Top Comments

RIP Google Reader

Fans were outraged by Google's announcement that it would be shutting down one of the world's most popular RSS news readers

Julie Cliffe-Jones is only one of our many commenters who was disappointed by the news

When Google announced it would discontinue its Google Reader at the beginning of July, the web feed's loyal fan base was stunned. Reactions to the announcement were heartfelt; Mashable's Chris Taylor wrote an article called "Hey Google, We Still Love Reader" that was part op-ed, part love-letter; Todd Wasserman suggested Yahoo jump on the opportunity to create its own RSS news reader; someone even went so far as to submit a petition to President Obama asking him to save Reader. While none of these attempts have yielded results thus far, our readers found solace together as they commiserated in our comments section.

In December, Facebook announced that automatically-enabled video ads would be introduced to the News Feed by April at the latest. It appears the company is staying true to its promise — some Mashable readers have already experienced the auto-play function. Mashable's Seth Fiegerman asked if this new feature would deter its current users. While the overwhelming majority of commenters expressed annoyance at the function and (as always) threatened to leave the social networking site, a few commenters who work in marketing reacted positively to the news.
Are you a lifelong fan of any brands? Chances are you aren't as die-hard as this guy: A man received a free year-long subscription to Netflix after tweeting a picture of his Netflix Tattoo. Many of our commenters agreed that a life-long tattoo should warrant a life-long subscription.