Sunday, May 4, 2008

Google Reader

I had good intentions (isn't there a rather unpleasant road that is paved with those?) of getting busy on my Step 2's for the OC today, but I started off doing a little surfing, and was reading back on MaryQuilts blog and she mentioned that she was surprised more bloggers didn't use something like Google Reader.
Quote:
"The biggest advantage in my opinion is that I don't spend time visiting blogs that haven't updated since my last visit....a disadvantage is that there's a delay between a new post and the update on the reader service."
Anyway, I set up an account, and spent about 5 or 6 hours going through blogs I visit, reading through them and looking at pictures and adding them to Google Reader. I will still use the Mystery Quilter and Stashbuster rings, but will also be a regular visitor of Google reader, as I sometimes get a little frustrated with the rings. Sometimes, I think that people may have joined but taken off the link, so I look and look (either that or I am just missing it) and then have to backtrack.
Anyway, I think that this will save a lot of time, and be a better way to keep up with blogs that I have become interested in.

4 comments:

Amanda said...

I must certainly give Google Reader a go - I've tried Bloglines but can't seem to get it to work. You've echoed my thoughts about the number of dormant blogs I come across, very frustrating.

muralimanohar said...

I use bloglines, and it's seriously the best thing EVER for keeping up with your blogworld! I had a blog for over a year, but it took bloglines for me to actually get out into the community and participate! :D

scraphappy said...

I use bloglines and like that I know whether a blog I am interested in has been updated or not. It seems to take a long time to go through and entire ring, and it can be frustrating if a lot of people have not updated recently. I still go through the entire ring occasionally, but it there is a blog I am sure I can't miss, I just add it to my list.

Susan Freebery said...

What a wonderful idea - thank you for explaining this to us. I didn't know that there even was such a thing!