I am a novice at using both of these RSS aggregators, but certain aspects of each appeal to me:
Google Reader: I like the fact that I can go right in to it from my g-mail account and don't need to set up any other account. Also, since I am a really big Google fan, I like the access to the Google features. Google Reader seems to allow more sharing than Bloglines, but like I said I am a novice.
Bloglines has less eye appeal, but it is straight forward. Both use the left hand navigation menu which to me seems natural. Google reader allows you to "star" an item marking it as special in some way; Bloglines allows you to mark an item as 'keep new', but when I marked items as such, I wasn't sure what this did for me. Conclusion: for my purposes, either one will serve me as an aggregator, but as a big Google fan, I am more apt to use Google Reader.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Good point about the left navigation bar.Though right navigation bar is common on websites and blogs(including yours), I am yet to see the navigation bar on right on most email service providers.
ReplyDeleteI agree...the interconnectivity of all the Google services out there (IM, blogger, gmail, reader, etc. etc.) makes it easiest just stick with their line.
ReplyDelete