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3 ways I use Google Reader to do things other than read | ClintLalonde.net — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:39:50 +0000

[...] post by George Veletseanos got me thinking about one of the key tools in my PLE – Google Reader – and how I use [...]

By: Clint Lalonde

Clint Lalonde — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:36:44 +0000

I hoard feeds in Google Reader for another reason – they are searchable. Even if I can’t possibly follow the hundreds of feeds I have in GReader (I use folders to divide the feeds into what I read regularly and ones I don’t read as often), the content is still in GReader. If I need to do research on a specific topic, I can enter the search terms in the search engine in Google Reader and get a list of posts from sources I trust. Much better than going to Google.

By: Andy Coverdale

Andy Coverdale — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:44:16 +0000

Hi George. I’m glad you mentioned RSS readers / aggregators. In my social media workshops, I discuss the importance of reading and commenting on other blogs when developing a participatory blogging practice. Invariably, there are always genuine concerns over the time-intensive nature of adopting social media and any tips for using them efficiently are welcomed. I usually surprise a few of the people who attend when I tell them I follow well over a hundred blogs. But by using an RSS Reader I generally spend no more than a couple of hours a week in total accessing them – not a bad investment for a significant and sustainable resource of current information, opinion and debate in my field.