( Mashable ) -- Feedly , a news aggregator which promised to make the migration from Google Reader â€ ” which is being shut down on July 1 â€ ” seamless , has already seen an influx of over 500,000 million Reader users . `` More than 500,000 Google Reader users have joined the feedly community over the last 48 hours . We love passionate readers . Welcome on board , '' said Feedly on its official blog . And that 's not all : Feedly 's Twitter account is buzzing with activity , with new users asking about features and new versions of the software , and Feedly 's iOS app has quickly become the top free app in Apple 's App Store . To cope with all the new users and their feedback , Feedly has upped its bandwidth by 10x , added new servers and launched a suggestion forum for new features . Of course , Feedly is not the only alternative to Google Reader , but its example shows how a smaller service can benefit from a big player exiting its space . Have you tried Feedly out ? How do you like it ? Share your thoughts in the comments . Read the original story on Mashable.com . © 2013 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Feedly has already seen an influx of over 500,000 million Reader users . Google announced last week that Google Reader will be shut down on July 1 . Feedly is a similar news-aggregator service and mobile app .