Today I finally signed up for Google Reader, which is an RSS reader. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and it really is simple for the syndicator and the syndicatee. For the syndicator, all you have to do is allow RSS subscriptions on your blog (I did that on this blog last week). For the syndicatee, you just go to one of the RSS reader websites and type in the website you want to follow. Viola! You are now following blogs.
As I'm signing up for my google reading and reading through my websites, I look over at my fiance's Kindle and she's taking a break from her work checking out her food and running blogs. I am huge fan of Google. Everything they do is really good and I figured their reader would be the same, until I paid more attention to her app. It's called Pulse and it's really easy to use. The site describes itself as an "elegant news reading app" and it certainly is. Your blogs are in horizontal rows with each post comprising of a square in the row. In each square across is the title on the bottom and a picture (if applicable) above. You can scroll through the rows and simply tap to open that post. What makes it even better is that you can categorize your blogs (hers are food &fitness, wedding, fun) so you can read about one interest area at a time. It's a great app for anyone looking for an RSS reader on their mobile device. Their website (www.pulse.me) hints that they will be making a computer-based version this year for those looking to find a good RSS reader on their computer.
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