It wasn’t that long ago that I was an enthusiastic Google Reader user with more than 300 feeds. Not that I read all of them all the time but it was a collection of blogs put together over time that struck me as interesting and/or necessary.
Over the past month or so, however, my Google Reader account has been collecting dust but it wasn’t until recently that it even dawned on me this had happened.
Why the move away from Google Reader To be honest, Twitter has replaced it. Most of the news and blog posts that I find interesting are being delivered to me on Twitter.
Here’s why Twitter is better than Google Reader:
1. It’s an easier format. Rather than scrolling from blog to blog, Twitter streams at you on a continual basis – kind of like the old CNN news ticker – so if you see anything that catches your eye, you can check it out.
2. You can customize the content being presented to you by following people who share your professional, personal or political interests. In some respects, you’re creating a TwitterRoll (sort of a like a blogroll) of like-minded people that you trust to deliver interesting things.
3. You can easily communicate with the people who are delivering you the news on Twitter. If you see an item that you like or find interesting, you can quickly send that person a message and get a conversation going with them and other people.
4. Following lots of people on Twitter is easier than the same amount of people on Google Reader. Since the news continues to scrolls by, you may miss something but there’s something new coming along soon – kind of like watching a parade. If you don’t check your Google Reader account for awhile, it’s painfully obvious by the number of unread blog posts that you’re way behind.
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Four Reasons Why Twitter is Better than Google Reader
It wasn’t that long ago that I was an enthusiastic Google Reader user with more than 300 feeds. Not that I read all of them all the time but it was a collection of blogs put together over time that struck me as interesting and/or necessary.
Over the past month or so, however, my Google Reader account has been collecting dust but it wasn’t until recently that it even dawned on me this had happened.
Why the move away from Google Reader To be honest, Twitter has replaced it. Most of the news and blog posts that I find interesting are being delivered to me on Twitter.
Here’s why Twitter is better than Google Reader:
1. It’s an easier format. Rather than scrolling from blog to blog, Twitter streams at you on a continual basis – kind of like the old CNN news ticker – so if you see anything that catches your eye, you can check it out.
2. You can customize the content being presented to you by following people who share your professional, personal or political interests. In some respects, you’re creating a TwitterRoll (sort of a like a blogroll) of like-minded people that you trust to deliver interesting things.
3. You can easily communicate with the people who are delivering you the news on Twitter. If you see an item that you like or find interesting, you can quickly send that person a message and get a conversation going with them and other people.
4. Following lots of people on Twitter is easier than the same amount of people on Google Reader. Since the news continues to scrolls by, you may miss something but there’s something new coming along soon – kind of like watching a parade. If you don’t check your Google Reader account for awhile, it’s painfully obvious by the number of unread blog posts that you’re way behind.