Blogger.com and Wordpress.com traffic post the end of Google Reader

Inspired by this Rumproarious post on the effects of the Google Reader shutdown announcement of mid-March 2013 (data excludes custom domains hosted by blogger or wordpress).

Alexa: WordPress.com

 
Alexa: Blogger.com

That's ... impressive. I'm still puzzled that WordPress didn't have a stronger response to the Google Reader shutdown. My best guess is that they'd already decided to abandon the Wordpress.com business.

It will be interesting to return to this topic in six months. I'm amazed how many good alternatives have already emerged to Google Reader. I didn't think we'd have so many choices.

See also:

• The Net is a forest. It has fires. 4/2013. Today, Salmon on linkrot.
• Project Ducky - why I've stopped using new Cloud services 3/2013. (Except where migration is pretty easy - like FeedBin).
• Scorched Earth - if Google can't own the web then it must destroy it