Google Reader API
It looks like Google is about to reveal yet another API. Niall Kennedy has been able to figure out the back-end for the Google RSS Reader. Jason Shellen and Chris Wetherell have confirmed the existence of an API and Shellen mentioned that they built the API first and the reader second. At first glance it seems that the reader API will enable third party developers to build their own front-ends, similar to the Google Reader, using data from Google. Interestingly enough, the Reader API changes all feeds to Atom, regardless of their original format.
Wetherell responded to Kennedy’s discovery saying that he had two other GUIs using the back-end already which I assume will be provided as demonstrations when the API is final.
I think we’ll be seeing a few Google Reader clones with added features soon enough.