Google reader is a service provided by Google that allows you to subscribe to different websites that offer RSS services and have that content delivered to your computer. I’ll admit since I’m new to Google reader my experience has been slow going, but the idea of having all the information I would normally scour the internet for show up on a home page of my creation is really continent though. It links the ideas and content of the web for me in such a way that is more coherent. On the other hand it still has a rough feel. Even with the tag system of categorizing content the interface is still too much like an e-mail list and makes me feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information in brings me. It also takes out a lot of the purely aesthetic rewards I get from websites that I frequent. In other words it’s like paying for going out to dinner without getting the atmosphere or pleasant company you normally get from actually being there.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Google Reader
Google reader is a service provided by Google that allows you to subscribe to different websites that offer RSS services and have that content delivered to your computer. I’ll admit since I’m new to Google reader my experience has been slow going, but the idea of having all the information I would normally scour the internet for show up on a home page of my creation is really continent though. It links the ideas and content of the web for me in such a way that is more coherent. On the other hand it still has a rough feel. Even with the tag system of categorizing content the interface is still too much like an e-mail list and makes me feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information in brings me. It also takes out a lot of the purely aesthetic rewards I get from websites that I frequent. In other words it’s like paying for going out to dinner without getting the atmosphere or pleasant company you normally get from actually being there.
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