Google Reader Google+ Integration of the Day: Google has announced some big changes coming to Google Reader, including a brand-new design and Google+ social features.

Because Google+ is about to get many of Reader’s sharing features, Google is moving things like friending, following and shared link blogs over to Google+. If you want to maintain the social network you have on Reader right now, Google recommends creating a Reader-specific circle on Google+.

If you decide to leave Reader altogether because of the change, you’ll be able to export your subscriptions, shared items, friends, like and starred items.

Google hasn’t said exactly when the switchover will occur, but it should happen sometime in the next week.

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