Google Reader
I’ve been using Google Reader for the last while and I like it. I mean, you don’t have to keep going back to a site multiple times to see if they have updated. Just one simple click of a button and boom you can see how many sites (you have subscribe to) that have updated, instead of spending hours on end surfing around. 
I did notice when I was posting daily, raising money for breast cancer last month. I had a lot of subscribers now I’m down to 3. I’m not complaining [any number is better then 0], though I think it would be cool if there was a way to see who’s all subscribed to your rss feeds vs how many google accounts you have linking your own site.. LOL. Have it listed publicly or even for your eyes only. 
Whats your take on google reader?
Do you think this is a fad, or just a popularity contest?
How many people have you subscribed to|following?
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November 19th, 2008 at 11:09 am
I loooove Google Reader. I use it all the time, all day. I like how simple it is and that it is on the web, so I can use it at work and at home. I use categories to help me organize the ones I want to read first, etc. I don’t think I would like people knowing I follow them though, they might expect me to interact more…. sometimes I just like reading a person’s life but not having the trouble of keeping up a social life with everyone.
Found you from Twitter btw.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Well I’m one of those three. I don’t think it’s a popularity contest either. I think that honestly it’s just easier to follow blogs with Google reader. I clean my list out pretty regularly, as well. If I find I never have much to comment about on a site or they write about things that are offensive or do not interest me I just take them off my reader. No harm done. I’m always adding more blogs to my reader to test them out and about once a month I purge it.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
I’ve never heard of Google Reader before… (Perhaps I’ve been living under a rock lately? Who knows?) but it sounds like a simple concept, I just use my RSS Feeds right at the top of the Firefox window though and I can just check via that for any new entries, so I don’t know if I would use it or not.
November 20th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Haha, I guess you can call me slow for this. I, like Michelle, have not heard of Google Reader until now. It is just something I do not see myself get into…even though there is a button for it on WordPress.
November 20th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
You were the first person to tell me about google reader. It does seem interesting, and useful. I just use Sage which is a plugin for FireFox…. I just wish it was a little more organized.
I do not think of Rss readers to be any sort of “fad” they are very useful, and great for multi tasking and keeping up to date on your regular online reads, as why visit a site if there is no new updates? On Sage I am following - 15 different sites, from personal blogs to LOLCats.
November 21st, 2008 at 8:56 am
I’ve never heard of google reader, but if it’s like all rss feed updaters, then I just stick with my windows live mail. it brings me new entries each time but I’ll definitely check it out. thanks for sharing!
November 21st, 2008 at 10:56 pm
I use google reader, but only for blogs I absolutely LOVE. If I put every blog I read in there it would just be too much. It is a handy tool.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 am
I’m one of the three as well
I use it along with a little plugin that I can’t remember the name of that sits beside twitter fox to tell me when something has updated.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I made the switch - even have my igoogle set up so it is awesome. Google Reader is a good way to view, and I like the option to “Clear” all new sites/entries so it does not get cluttered once you have read them.
Your so smart Kimm…
November 25th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Google Reader is def. not a popularity contest I don’t think… there are actually more benefits of the visitor going to your actual blog because you might have ads and stuff you want to make money off of them if they click on it but then a reader just ensures that they’re updated all the time. I don’t think I’ve ever worried about how many people were subscribed to my feeds… in fact I should check now. Haha. =P
November 26th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I’ve never even heard of that. I think it takes way of viewing someones site. like someone mention about adds, and maybe even see like a new layout they put. I think i rather just go to the website it self.. But for others i guess its good
December 6th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
I love Google Reader too, it’s awesome. I’m the third of the three!
How do you even tell how many subscribers you have? I’m kind of curious now!