| marked | » google http://www.kathmann.com geek stuff, real life and some fun Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:21:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Google Reader vs. Bloglines http://www.kathmann.com/2008/03/26/google-reader-vs-bloglines/ http://www.kathmann.com/2008/03/26/google-reader-vs-bloglines/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:05:44 +0000 mark http://www.kathmann.com/2008/03/26/google-reader-vs-bloglines/ I’ve been using Bloglines for a long time, but as of yesterday I switched to Google Reader (thanks to a tip from my friend Moqub). Both are web-based RSS feed readers, and they do mainly the same thing, but still I like Google Reader better. Here’s a short comparison as to the why:

  • Google Reader integrates with my Gmail account and other Google personalised settings
  • I really like Google’s active “read” marking. As you scroll through a feed’s posts, the posts you “pass” are automatically marked as read (can be disabled)
  • Adding, managing and sorting feeds is easier on Google (I always found Bloglines’ interface somewhat clunky)
  • I like the overview page you get with Google Reader, showing you a selection of your new unread posts

Yeah. Google wins another one.

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