Reading Feeds with Google Reader on the Blackberry
I subscribe to a few hundred RSS feeds, and one of my planned uses when I got a Blackberry was to be able to read those feeds while mobile. I knew that Google had a mobile interface for Google Reader, but I wasn’t sure how things would work out. After using the device for a couple weeks and having read what is likely 1,000+ entries on the device, here’s what has emerged as my workflow:
- Open Google Reader in the browser: http://www.google.com/reader/m/view
- Scan the list of items.
- Based on the headlines, open the ones that I know will be relatively quick reads.
- For posts that require more in depth reading, or many external links, or I might want to blog about, use the Star feature to mark it for review.
- Once I’ve read everything on a screen, use the “Mark these items as read” link.
- The next screen of items will load and I’ll start the process again.
The biggest thing I’ve realized: Headlines REALLY matter. Since I’m not seeing snippets of the feed items, whether or not an item gets read is based entirely on the headline and blog name.
If anyone has a suggestion on how to make things smoother, I’m always open for suggestions. How do you read feeds on a Blackberry?
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- Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 07:39
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