There’s enough already being written on the subject, so I’ll keep this brief.

Two words – Gmail and Feedburner. One is Google’s email program and the other’s a blog analytical  tool for stats, readers, clickthroughs, etc. But here’s the thing.

According to my Gmail account, it’s still in beta. Despite officially celebrating it’s 5-year anniversary on April 1. Then there’s Feedburner, which was the best friend of bloggers everywhere – until Google took it over. Now it’s the devil in disguise, with constant feed failures and fluctuating statistics.

So, an email system 5 years in beta and the destruction of many bloggers’ favourite tool.

Would you trust Google with Twitter?

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