Google Reader
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It dawned on me a few weeks ago that I should share a very helpful tip with those of you that may be unaware of a neato little feature offered by Google. If you already know all about it, ignore this post. It took me almost eight months of blogging before I learned about it and I can't believe I went that long without, ha!
Anyway, you don't have to have a blog to use reader. If you're like I used to be, you have a file in your "favorites" on your computer with all of the links to your favorite blogs and you click on those everyday, checking to see if the author has posted anything new. That can be exhausting if you have quite a few blogs that you read. Here's a solution:
Go to http://www.google.com/
On the top of the page you will see "more" with a drop down arrow..click it.
Select "reader" from the drop down menu.
I you don't already have a google account, you'll need to create one but don't worry...it's painless.
Once you have an account, you can add subscriptions (blogs) to your reader by simply clicking "add a subscription" and pasting in the blog URL. Another option for adding blogs is to click on "subscribe to posts"on the actual blog site if it is available (this option is now available on my blog...go check it out!) Once you subscribe on the blog homepage it will be added to your reader.
After you get all of your favorite blogs added to your reader, you will be able to log in to your reader however often you like and be able to see which blogs have new posts. As you read them, the reader will mark them as "read" so there is no question as to whether or not you've missed a post.
I hope this helps at least a couple of you. It could be that everyone already knows about this, but I know I was left in the dark about it for quite a while so who knows!
Happy blog reading!
Anyway, you don't have to have a blog to use reader. If you're like I used to be, you have a file in your "favorites" on your computer with all of the links to your favorite blogs and you click on those everyday, checking to see if the author has posted anything new. That can be exhausting if you have quite a few blogs that you read. Here's a solution:
Go to http://www.google.com/
On the top of the page you will see "more" with a drop down arrow..click it.
Select "reader" from the drop down menu.
I you don't already have a google account, you'll need to create one but don't worry...it's painless.
Once you have an account, you can add subscriptions (blogs) to your reader by simply clicking "add a subscription" and pasting in the blog URL. Another option for adding blogs is to click on "subscribe to posts"on the actual blog site if it is available (this option is now available on my blog...go check it out!) Once you subscribe on the blog homepage it will be added to your reader.
After you get all of your favorite blogs added to your reader, you will be able to log in to your reader however often you like and be able to see which blogs have new posts. As you read them, the reader will mark them as "read" so there is no question as to whether or not you've missed a post.
I hope this helps at least a couple of you. It could be that everyone already knows about this, but I know I was left in the dark about it for quite a while so who knows!
Happy blog reading!
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5 comments:
I just LOVE Google Reader! Another suggestion is to make folders within your Google Reader. So I have a favorites folders of "must read" blogs, and then other folders of different topics that I might just "mark as read" if I get too far behind.
I do Bloglines, which is basically the same thing as Google Reader. Don't know how I ever managed to keep up with blogs before it. I lurve it! :)
I know...I was reading like 50 blog before I discovered readers! I was clicking through to each of them EVERY day. Geez. I don't know how I ever did that!
Thanks for letting me know about this - I have already started my google reader!!
Love you
G-Ma
cool feature -- I've always wondered what it was. Hugs to Gabby.
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