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My new blog is still comparetively new and since I'm not well versed with blogger. I want some information related to this.
What I read was Google is phasing out the google friend connect but I still see it on most of the blogs. Thus it still function ? If yes, how should one make the best use of it ?
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Yes it is being phased out. You can still use it blogger
Vijay - If I try to log into it, it is always showing an error message. Is it possible that it is not allowing anyone new to join it. Or may be I'm doing something wrong 
GFC always has some or the other problems.
You can follow the blog from your Blogger home page. http://prntscr.com/34slah
I will definitely do that but how will people follow my blog With friend connect few people would have followed my blog in mutual respect 
Is there anyone who joined Friend connect recently ?
Have you tried clicking on the followers button in blogger dashboard
hope this helps > https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/104225
Thanks Vijay. I think Google+ is the only way forward 
When someone follows your blog through GFC, they can view your new posts on their blogger home page under reading list.
Making the best use of it - Add the widget to your sidebar and let others follow. Nothing more.
The reason why many are still using it is that for older blogs, the GFC was a gadget included by deafult on new blogs.
Ranjith what is the actual practical use of the friend connect widget
Following blogs and receiving updates on your blogger dashboard
Ok I already have a dailyretard thingy on my dashboard
jyada mat pado. aap retard hoge
how did it get into my reading list 
you can't remove it... There is some error in GFC. All the best for becoming a retard 
Ranjith - I think you can't open new friend connect accounts. If you already have an account you can use it & follow other blogs.
Ranjith there must be some way
There was be a Friend Connect App which was completely independent of Blogger GFC. You could add it to any website not just Blogger. But that was phased out.
And you can still add GFC to new blogs. Add Gadget -> More Gadgets -> Followers ( last one on first page ) but no one can follow your blog using it. They should add it directy to their reading reading from their blogger dashboard. In fact, people can add the blog to their reading list even if followers gadget widget is not added to a blog.
Even though the followers gadget follow button is not working, the gadget shows the followers count and profile pictures of your followers.
Vijay May be but I don't know
Find out the way
Ranjith - That's a sad state I know you will come up with something
No, I won't be able to do it.
You took two days to find out you cant do it 
No I didn't read the messages earlier
He actually tried finding a way for two days
no