Google Reader

 

I’m experimenting with Google Reader as a replacement for BlogLines.

So far it doesn’t look too promising. I’ve had a bit of trouble with the subscription management. It occasionally fails, then works fine?? Also, the interface is a bit…. crappy. In this case the label “beta” is definitely appropriate. Some bits of the interface look badly formatted. I thought this was a firefox issue, but it’s the same on IE also.

What I do like it the idea of it presenting a reading list, rather than a list of blogs, some with new posts. In this respect it’s a little more like a news feed, rather than a list of blogs.

I’ll give it a go for a couple of days then make my decision. Google usually hit the mark so I can only assume this is the start of something better.

Cheers

Tim…

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One thought on “Google Reader”

  1. I share your feelings about Google Reader, it does not come close to Bloglines, though it is drastically different. I will stick to Bloglines until Google Reader comes out of beta (maybe never, knowing Google history), or until it is more usable for me.

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