I personally stopped using Greader, not because it's a bas tool. It's a great tool, but I stopped using it after realizing that google knew everything about me, and that I was totally dependant on them.
So now I use tt-rss, it's a Greader clone (just better) that I host on my box. And I'm now Google-free :)
I've always felt that Google was a benevolent overlord. That may change at some point, and at that point I'll leave. Until then, I'm ok with being dependent on them for almost everything.
Google Reader is my starting point to follow everything that's on topic. There is absolutely nothing out there that comes close. Twitter is not for full feeds, period.
