Google Reader (or, confession of a late adopter)

September 6th, 2007 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0) |

I should just go ahead and file this in the “I’m a moron” section; I mean, there’s a reason RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. So last night I finally hopped aboard the Google Reader train.

Google Reader (and other RSS aggregators like it) basically makes it really easy and less time-consuming to browse many blogs and websites in one slick interface. So rather than surfing the inordinate amounts of blogs that I try to read by using bookmarks, all of the information is in one place and automated, so I know immediately if there is new content on any given site.

Now, I assume the readers of this post fall into one of two categories. Either you 1) have never heard of RSS readers and this is all new to you, or 2) have been using an RSS reader for ages, and you see me for the fool I am. If you’re a “1″, you should try it out. The RSS feed for my website is located on the orange button on the left side of this page (under “Subscribe”). If you’re a “2″, I must simply hang my head in shame and ask for mercy.

Hey, Google Reader just notified me of some new content. This is going to be good.

UPDATE: Here’s a great video called “RSS in plain English” that should clear up most questions.