Engadget is reporting that Digg has announced a Google Reader replacement, which they were already planning, but will include the Google Reader API so it will be compatible with any software that already works with reader, which is an awesome idea. They just need to work really quick!
“After Google’s announcement, we’re moving the project to the top of our priority list. We’re going to build a reader, starting today,” said McLaughlin.
But the idea isn’t to build a Google clone, Digg is aiming to revisit the social features Google stripped out of its Reader and rework them for a contemporary online ecosystem.
“We hope to identify and rebuild the best of Google Reader’s features (including its API), but also advance them to fit the internet of 2013, where networks and communities like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit and Hacker News offer powerful but often overwhelming signals as to what’s interesting,” added McLaughlin.
You can sign up at Digg for more info when they have it, which is hopefully soon!