While the new google reader stats are a neat idea, Mashable comes up with a hugely researched piece on why the new Google stats are not entirely accurate. With enough supporting information to make you wonder just how accurate any web based reading system can be against the logs that the server itself is generating.
Secret Stats In Split RSS Feeds – Google Reader
Google Reader now reports feed usage, and it is being suggested by a prominent Google engineer that you should look at aggregated numbers.
Google Reader Shows Up With Search
File this under: “What took so long?” Google’s online feedreader now has a search box for doing queries within a person’s subscribed feeds.
Google Reader Plus Facebook Application = Digg Killer?
Mario Romero has built something very interesting that’s getting more interesting all the time.
If I weren’t on Facebook and didn’t have his Google Reader application plugged into Facebook I would totally have missed it.
Google Reader & Offline News Reading
In the first week of June Google launched a program called "Google Gears" that expands the already impressive capabilities of Google Reader (Google’s free news reader) to allow offline viewing. Here is a quote from Google’s related blog posting:
New RSS Reader by Apple for Windows
You’ve used Google Reader and BlogLines, but have you used Safari? Safari has been my RSS Reader (and browser) of choice ever since its debut years ago, but now its available for Windows as well! It’s not a web-based reader like others, but you can read, search, and sort all of your RSS feeds offline as well as online. Its subtle number count in your bookmark bar keeps you well informed when new content opens up.
AOL’s New Feed Reader
TechCrunch is reporting on a new version of AOL’s feed reader that is in the works. I know what you’re thinking. AOL has a feed reader!?!
Apparently you and I are not the only ones to have glossed over the fact that AOL launched a feed reader back in 2005, so that’s why the company is giving it a revamp in the hopes that it will do as well as Google Reader in gaining market share.
The new AOL reader is not out yet, but Michael Arrington’s seen a demo and reports…
Google Reader Gains Ties To Gmail
Google Reader is taking another step forward, and it’s holding Gmail’s hand as it does so. Thanks to a new feature, users can now “share something you find in Reader with someone who doesn’t use a feed reader at all.”
Google Reader’s Integrated Podcast Player
I just noticed as I was browsing through my google reader that it now has an integrated podcast player, simple little feature but really neat.
Google Reader’s Influence on RSS
Earlier this month, I wrote about the increasing number of subscribers to this blog’s RSS feed with numbers exceeding 1,000 for the first time.