Many bloggers, including Alterations Needed have posted about it. It was posted and discussed over at Independent Fashion Bloggers (IFB). As of March 31, 2012, Google Friend Connect (GFC) will be no more for anyone NOT using a Google-related blog. This means that if you follow DelectablyChic! via GFC, you will no longer be getting updates as of March 1, 2012.  So how will readers keep up-to-date with our posts after GFC disappears? Many ways:

Google Friend Connect landing page prior to login

Facebook: Get links to new posts as well as participate in Facebook-only polls as well as comment on other updates.

Twitter: Get links to new posts, Tweets about dining as well as events from Twitter. Tweets all made by webitor-in-chief, Cynthia Cheng Mintz

Bloglovin’: A great place to find similar blogs, whether it be style, food or just about anything. My other site, Shorty Stories, is also on Bloglovin’.

RSS Feeds: The good old fashioned way of reading new posts, with updates going to whatever reader you choose. Not on any reader? There’s Google Reader, My Yahoo, Bloglines, etc…

I’ve noticed that non-Blogger blogs seem to have lower GFC counts, even if their other social media tools are high. Shorty Stories, which only switched over to WordPress in August, has more GFC followers than DelectablyChic!, which was always on WordPress. I’ve also noticed that sites that are on Blogger seem to have more GFC followers than Twitter or Facebook and the opposite is true for Shorty Stories and DelectablyChic!. But again, it could just be these sites.

For bloggers who are not on Blogger, I suggest that you inform your readers about the impending change and suggest other ways (such as what was mentioned above) for them to keep up with your site. You don’t want to lose readers, after all. Shorty Stories will be removing its GFC widget.