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Friday, June 3, 2011

Google Reader

Google Reader: Google Reader is a Web-based aggregate, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline. It was released by Google on October 7, 2005 through Google Labs. Reader was graduated from beta status on the September 17, 2007.

Organization (Google)
Users can subscribe to feeds using either Google Reader's search function, or by entering in the exact URL of the RSS or Atom feed. New posts from those feeds are then shown on the left-hand side of the screen. One can then order that list by date or relevance. Items can also be organized with labels, as well as being able to create "Starred Items" for easy access.

Sharing
Items in Google Reader can be shared with other Web users. Previously this was done by sending a link through e-mail, directing the user to the shared article; or by creating a basic webpage that includes all shared items from a user's account. In December 2007, Google changed the sharing policy so that items the user marked as shared were automatically visible to their Google Talk contacts. Users criticized this change because there is no way to opt out. The URL for a user's page of shared items contains a random string, and Google originally advertised this as a way to limit sharing to only those people to whom you give the address.

Mobile access
A mobile interface was released on May 18, 2006. It now can be used by devices that support XHTML or WAP 2.0. On May 12, 2008, Google announced a version of Google Reader targeted at iPhone users. It can be found here. In December 2010 Google released a Google Reader app for Android, which is available from the Android Market.

Requirements
In addition to a (free) Google Account, Google Reader requires one of the following web browsers to work:
   * Google Chrome
   * Mozilla Firefox 3.0+
   * Netscape 7.2+
   * Opera 10.0+
   * Safari 
  * Windows Internet Explorer 7+
   * Wii Internet Channel

Official Site www.google.com/reader
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