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Google announces Blogger and Google Reader updates
It's a weekday, so we probably shouldn't be surprised to see a couple of updates from the Google camp. There are two new features in Google Reader. One could make your life a bit easier, while the other could do the same -- or it could become a huge time sink.The first new feature is drag and drop feed organization. In other words, you don't need to use drop down menus to place feeds in a new folder, just click and drag it into the folder where it belongs.
The second feature is personalized feed recommendations. Google takes a look at your subscribed feeds and web search history and tries to find feeds that match your tastes. While this is great if you're always looking for new blogs to add to your feed list, if you're someone who already spends way too much of your day sifting through feeds in Google Reader, this feature could keep you from ever turning your computer off. Ever. Not that we speak from experience.
Google has also rolled out one significant update to Blogger today: you can now leave comments on blogs using OpenID. Up until now you needed a Blogger or Google account if you didn't want to leave an anonymous post.
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David Chartier said 6:47PM on 12-02-2007
Can anyone else confirm whether I'm nuts on this one? I started playing around with gReader's "u" shortcut for hiding the subscriptions list, and just last week I noticed that a drop-down menu appears above and to the left of the headline list. This menu offers access to everything the subscription list does, including the Home/Trends section, while hiding the subscription pane. It's a big win for screen real estate.
But is it new?
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