1) Take the tour or sign-up and try the service out. Do you currently use a feed reader? If so which one do you use? Would you switch to Google Reader if you don't already use it? Why or why not?Read a little about one or two of the Google Mobile apps available for mobile phones. Which ones do you think you would use the most and how?I took the tour which was not much more than a listing of the features of Google Reader. I currently have an account with Bloglines that I created when I did the original iHCPL 23 Things. I hardly ever check it. Last time was 200 days ago. Rather than transfer the feeds there to Google Reader, I decided to search for and add some feeds to a new Google Reader account and see if I would use it more. The items I selected have to do with Spring, Texas; the Barbara Bush Community partners; and Harris County politics. The Bloglines account has feeds more related to the field of librarianship.
I checked the App Store on my iPhone to see what mobile readers are available. I found:
App Google Reader (2-1/2 stars; 97 ratings; $.99)
iNews Premium 9 (3-1/2 stars; 13 ratings; $3.99)
GReader App (2-1/2 stars; 686 ratings; free)
Feeds - RSS Reader (3 stars; 56 ratings; $3.99)
GooReader (1 star; 6 ratings; $2.99)
Newsie Google Reader (4 stars; 5 ratings; $3.99)
I decided to give the last one a try after reading the reviews. I installed it and it linked to the new Google Reader account I just created on my laptop. Probably I will check it more often since it is on my phone.
2) Take a look at some of your favorite sites. Do they have feeds? If they do, subscribe to one of the feeds. Hint: Our website has feeds.
As noted above, I add a bunch of feeds to my new Google Reader account.
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