fragility

I decided to give another try to Google Reader. I use Bloglines, but lately I’ve heard so much about Google Reader and how much it improved that I just let myself get taken by the hype.

One thing i really like: on Bloglines, when you are viewing a folder (therefore viewing more than one feed on the same list) different feeds get separated by a title with the name and description of the feed. If you use keyboard shortcuts to go through feeds, most of the times you can’t even see those separators because it just scrolls down to the next item, and once in a while you get lost and have to scroll up a bit to so you know what you’re reading. On Google Reader you get a “from Feed Name” on each item, and the item you’re currently reading is highlighted.

The fact that things like embedded Youtube videos appear on the reader is really nice. Saves you a click and reloading that same content (and some more from the rest of the page layout).

The way tags are used in Google Reader is somehow confusing. Because tags and folders are the same thing. Therefore, it’s confusing if you have a feed on more than one folder.

So I’ll just try it for some days, weigh the pros and cons compared to Bloglines, and maybe I’ll report back on this with some more thoughts.

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