Does via a widget on iGoogle count?
I'm in the same boat. I use Google Reader, but pretty much (99%) of the time via iGoogle.
Poll: Do you use Google Reader on a daily basis?
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#102I used to use Google Reader, but I found that I missed seeing the original site and that I couldn't easily filter out stories I didn't want to read. So I built NewsBlur -- http://www.newsblur.com . It's open-source and I'd love if more folks followed my development: http://github.com/samuelclay . It's been a weekend project but it's been a wild ride so far. One of my main goals is to have much of the functionality of…
That's pretty cool. GReader does leave a lot to be desired... I imported my feeds and here are a few initial thoughts (I realize this is a weekend project but it is a huge want of mine):
+ I prefer to see the RSS text before I see the original site. Easier reading (no nav or ads) and I'll click through if the content catches my interest. So it would be nice if I clicked the feed tab that tab would stay selected as I browsed my other feeds (rather than switching back to the default original tab)
+ I use folders in GReader to group my feeds. I have a ton of feeds and a lot of them are not updated often. One of my favorite features of GReader is the ability to click on a folder and see that folder's feed. Saves a ton of individual feed reading and the folder mark as read is a time saver (I read the headlines and don't want to read the individual topics)
+ I need better marked as read (a button). The context menu is nice but requires two clicks (give me a hot key).
+ The config icons in the bottom sidebar get lost behind chrome's stupid appearing status bar making it frustrating to use these when the feed is loading.
+ Minor - I'd like to see the feed list above the site or rss txt body (more like a email client) Is there a way to configure the layout of the panes?
In all this is pretty exciting!
Re: Poll: Do you use Google Reader on a daily basis?
#103Warning: this poll is useless due to high selection bias. Why? Most people who don't use Google Reader will not bother to click on the link to the poll. I don't see how to correct for such a huge bias.
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#104I changed an ex-girlfriends life with Reader -- I swear to god. She's a (semi) extreme couponer and deal hunter. Every day there's dozens of give-away's. Good, expensive stuff. Be the first 100 to click on this link, or the first 25 to take that survey, etc. She followed a dozen+ blogs every day to stay current on these things. When I set her up in Reader and she discovered the "Next Item" button, it changed her life…
Thats how I felt when I discovered Reader. I went from browsing like 8 websites to 80, in the same amount of time.
Reader made me more intelligent.
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#105I see Reader is my main consumption service, and I see G+ as my potential broadcasting service. That being the case I would like to see more integration.
like = +1 Share= Share on G+ Share w/ comment = Share with comment on G+
Are there any other features? related to G+ or otherwise?
Re: Poll: Do you use Google Reader on a daily basis?
#106I used to use Google Reader, but I found that I missed seeing the original site and that I couldn't easily filter out stories I didn't want to read. So I built NewsBlur -- http://www.newsblur.com . It's open-source and I'd love if more folks followed my development: http://github.com/samuelclay . It's been a weekend project but it's been a wild ride so far. One of my main goals is to have much of the functionality of…
That's pretty cool. GReader does leave a lot to be desired... I imported my feeds and here are a few initial thoughts (I realize this is a weekend project but it is a huge want of mine): + I prefer to see the RSS text before I see the original site. Easier reading (no nav or ads) and I'll click through if the content catches my interest. So it would be nice if I clicked the feed tab that tab would stay selected as I…
Yup, everything's already there, just a bit disguised:
* Feed before original site? No problem, set Feed as the default in Preferences. Also, if you like one view or another, it saves per-site.
* To read all stories in a folder, just click the River of News icon next to the folder. It's exactly the same. You can also right-click the folder (or click the little arrow) and mark the folder as read.
* Plenty of Keyboard Shortcuts. Type `?`
* I'm working on more customization of the interface as we speak. You'll be able to move panes around, change sort order, etc.
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#107yes
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#108I do not use Google reader. I just tech news droid app. It is good enough! GR seems an old concept already.
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#109I use it, but get a sense fewer people are using it than a few years ago. Most people I know get their interesting links by connecting and following smart folks on Twitter and feeding their links to PostRank.
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#110I've been using Feedlooks (http://www.feedlooks.com/) which also a Twitter client built in. It also takes care of the "mark as read" problem when subscribed to a large number of feeds.