Another Way for Internet Expression: Google Reader Shared Items!
I like surfing the Internet. No, I HEART surfing the Internet. But with all the time spent between work, talking about getting a dog chillin’ with Liana, I don’t really have the willpower to dig deep into the trenches of the ‘net to procure delicious nuggets of information for everyone to enjoy. Well… that is until I started using Google Reader.
Ok, before I get into the details, do you have an RSS reader / aggregator? Yes, scroll down a few paragraphs. If no, pay attention! *siren* Wiki has the deets!
Aggregators reduce the time and effort needed to regularly check websites for updates, creating a unique information space or “personal newspaper.” Once subscribed to a feed, an aggregator is able to check for new content at user-determined intervals and retrieve the update. The content is sometimes described as being “pulled” to the subscriber, as opposed to “pushed” with email or IM. Unlike recipients of some “pushed” information, the aggregator user can easily unsubscribe from a feed.
Once you find a website to <3 forevar, just find the RSS icon (above), copy the link and paste it into Google Reader. You’re now subscribed! You’ll be able to read all of the site’s posts from one spot and better yet, be able to share your most interesting links to the masses (and your fellow google mail contacts). Clint drops the knowledge on all of the latest gReader funtions.
Ok, now to the meat of the post. Google Reader also allows you to have a “shared page” where all of your tasty links are stored with your notes and commentary attached. Feel free to bookmark that page to follow what I’ve been diggin’ lately – food, style, nerd fodder, Seattle and dj stuffs. I’ve been trying to integrate all this information it onto my site, but I find that it looks (and works) best as a separate page. We’ll see we’ll see.
YAY RSS! 
~Spec
