*Used from Giveaway in Blessings blog*
I wanted to let you guys know about a change that will be happening very soon, in regard to Google Friend Connect that will impact all blog followers in the way that you will no longer get updates from this blog, or any other blogs you follow through Google Friend Connect (The little widget that you follow blogs through Google Friend Connect, which is usually found on blog sidebar), which is the biggest form of followers for most bloggers. So here is the deal, in a couple weeks (I am not sure of the official date, but I know it is within a few week) Google Friend Connect will no longer be available and if you don't transfer your blog subscriptions to another subscription/following website such as Bloglovin' or Networked Blogs then you will loose those updates from new posts from your favorite blogs.
To be honest, I'm not sure why Google has decided to remove Google Friend Connect, since that is the main form of followers for most bloggers, and it is a big change. I've tried researching it on the Internet, and can't figure out if it is really shutting down, or if it's just a rumor. However I've been hearing about it from several reliable sources, and even Bloglovin' has sent out an email confirming the closing of Google Friend Connect, so I am pretty sure that GFC is really shutting down. For me, I don't see why they would do this, as Google Friend Connect is a part of Google and only complicates things for both bloggers and blog readers. But for whatever reason, Google Friend Connect will not longer be available very soon. So here is what you can do to not loose all your blog subscriptions, both subscriptions to this blog, and all the others you follow.
So to keep following my blog, sign up on my right sidebar to follow my blog by email. Again, I don't really know if this is true or not, but to be safe, please do follow that way. I will not be creating a Bloglovin' account, but you can transfer following by email. So please, please, please do that if you'd like to still follow my blog!
Have an AWESOME summer everyone!
I'm pretty sure I'm following you via bloglovin', I just transferred all of the blogs I follow. so yeah, I'm good. :)
ReplyDeleteI think they have been wanting to get rid of GFC for a long time. I think it was meant to be a sort of social network but it never worked right. The only part that works most of the time is the blog following function, the rest usually doesn't work at all. Google is also likely trying to force all bloggers to use Google+. Thanks for letting us know.
ReplyDeleteI already follow by email! That's too bad about the gfc.
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