So for people who signed up for the beta, Digg Reader has been released as a desktop web only version (which that link will let you sign up for the beta), which will import your Google Reader feeds directly from Google Reader (while it is still up). I was able to try it out today and it is fast, and it imports your feeds very quickly, though doesn’t seem to care what order you have imported them in, and they are certainly not alphabetical, so you will have to re-order your feeds to use them.

It has a clean interface, but not many options. You can digg posts, save them for later and share them with Facebook and Twitter and that is it. And they have not updated the mobile app yet, so you can only use it on your desktop computer via a web browser.

Like other alternatives it has no search function as of yet.

It is a decent enough free RSS reader, though not all that impressive as of yet.

Digg has a new post on their Google Reader replacement. It is the results of their last survey on Reader. With over 8000 responses!

And they have a new survey to give answers to on more of Google Reader. Check it out and give some answers.

Really can’t wait to see what Digg comes up with, though I hope they do it quick as Reader won’t be around much longer.

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!

Wired has more on it.

“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!