The Convenience of Google Reader

My group explored the convenience of Google Reader.  Together we explored its features (and then explored Google Document by simultaneously writing our summary of Reader). Basically, Reader allows you to keep track of a great deal of information in one convenient place, including:

• Blogs
• YouTube links
• RSS links
• Any website or group you join

In addition to wrangling different sites, Reader also has some clever features to make using it much better and more fun...

• One button to add a subscription (no going to the website to subscribe)
• Ways to categorize the links (i.e. create professional, personal, family, etc., groups)
• Whole post (not just a link to the site) is displayed without having to leave Reader 
• Recommends sites
• Can make notes about sites & star posts
• Can track trends of your subscriptions
• Can browse for subjects

Especially since starting school (while working too), my "spare" time is limited.  This will probably continue once I'm teaching.  While I only follow a few websites or blogs, Reader makes this much quicker, because I don't have to search all over the web (or look through those pesky bookmarks) to find the sites.  While I find it pretty easy to navigate (or at least can ask Google for help with the help button), I don't check it frequently.  However, when I do, I can get a little overwhelmed by all of the posts (even though I only have 7 subscriptions).