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/ January 21, 2009 / 2:18 min.
Getting the feeds
Now that we're set up with Google Reader it's time to start finding the content we want to read. Whether it's a favorite recipe site, the day's news or a friend's blog, you can get all this information and much more in one easy, email-like window.
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- On any site you visit, keep an eye out for a link called "RSS Feeds" or look for the RSS feed logo.
- Clicking on a feed link, you will be asked how you want your feed delivered. Since we're using Google Reader as our RSS reader, choose it from the pull-down menu and click on Subscribe Now.
- Your feed will now appear in your Google Reader page.
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#1
/ January 19, 2009 / 1:47 min.
RSS isn't as complicated as you may think. In fact, the acronym RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. We'll start off this 10-part RSS series by demystifying RSS and introducing Google Reader, a simple but powerful RSS reader.
#2
/ January 20, 2009 / 1:35 min.
Google Reader is a great way of keeping up on the news that's important to you using RSS feeds. All you have to do is add your favorite sites' RSS feeds to Google Reader and your personal Reader page will be updated with every new post.
#3
/ January 21, 2009 / 2:18 min.
Now that we're set up with
Google Reader it's time to start finding the content we want to read. Whether it's a favorite recipe site, the day's news or a friend's blog, you can get all this information and much more in one easy, email-like window.
#4
/ January 22, 2009 / 1:43 min.
In addition to subscribing to RSS feeds on the sites you like to visit and read every day, you can also find new sites that might be of interest to you within Google Reader. After all, it wouldn't really be a Google product without some kind of search function, right?
#5
/ January 23, 2009 / 1:53 min.
After you've subscribed to the RSS feeds of some of your favorite sites, Google Reader can start to make suggestions for other sites that might be of interest. For example, if you subscribe to several local news and weather feeds, you may start to see localized feeds for your area in among Google's suggestions.
#6
/ January 26, 2009 / 1:43 min.
More than just a one-stop shop for the news and updates that are interesting to you, Google Reader also lets you connect with friends to share stories, see and subscribe to the feeds that they're reading, share stories you find particularly interesting on your public page and even customize your Reader page with themes.
#7
/ January 27, 2009 / 2:24 min.
Now that we know how RSS feeds work, we learn about the finer points of using Google Reader. It functions much like an email inbox with the most current items appearing at the top of your list. However, you can also share and email your favorite stories right from Reader or add tags and stars to make them easier to find later.
#8
/ January 28, 2009 / 2:03 min.
Once you start discovering and subscribing to feeds, your Google Reader will rapidly fill up with stories that may be of interest to you. To make Google Reader easier to use, less cluttered and to make sure you're reading the feeds that are important to you, we have to get Reader organized. Fortunately, it's easy to do and all the tools you need are right there, in the Google Reader window.
#9
/ January 29, 2009 / 2:15 min.
Delving into the Settings section of Google Reader, we have much more control over the way our feeds behave, how we want to read feeds and whether feeds or folders are shared or kept private. We also find out how to export our feeds from Google Reader and into another RSS reader.
#10
/ January 30, 2009 / 1:41 min.
Google Reader can give you some insight into how you read your subscribed feeds, including the time of day you tend to read, how many of the feeds you read regularly and so on. Complete with handy graphs, this is the data that Google uses in part when suggesting feeds that may be of interest to you as in
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about Google Reader and RSS feeds
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. And a truer moniker there never has been. Using RSS feeds, you can catch all of the news that matters to you in one place. In this demo, Molly McDonald uses the free Google Reader as that one place. She demonstrates how to add, manage, find and subscribe to feeds.
Using these practical tips, you need never miss another butterscotch.com tutorial, special tutorial or show again!
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