Comments on: Blog-reading habits

By: dani poppins

dani poppins — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:12:04 +0000

I *just* switched over to fully using Google reader (I’d been a bloglines user). My big motivator… my iPhone… so I can read my feeds on the go (can you say addict?). I have mine broken up into categories, which is always a bit tricky for me because it’s hard to pigeon hole, but for now it works okay. I’m still getting used to it.
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By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:33:26 +0000

I think I’ve got 300+ in my Google Reader? I have my art/craft, photo, top reads, etc. categories and I figure I’ve curated my faves so I won’t delete. I no longer have qualms about declaring bankruptcy on days worth of unread stuff. More than once have I made GR stop counting at 1000+, but bankruptcy…at least in feed reader land solves all!
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By: Elaine

Elaine — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:48:58 +0000

I read twice in the day – first in the morning, I skim through the first run which is usually my favourites and my news. At lunch or afternoon break I run through the newest faves and the rest.

Most days I get through about half of what comes in. I subscribe to not only blog feeds but the data feeds from about 100 Etsy / etc. shops, several weather, stock, banking, etc. tickers and all kinds of stuff. I don’t read most of it, I skim and then read what catches my eye.

And I set aside time each week for playing with the same productivity sites lol because they get me too. I star them and come back and use my weeks ‘design’ chunk to do it. Otherwise I end up down the rabbit hole doing, God knows what for hours.

For what it’s worth – I used to read a couple papers a day / week. I don’t anymore: I skim their feeds in my reader. I no longer even go NEAR the tv for my news.
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By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:07:38 +0000

This is so bad, I have two seperate google readers…one for work with one email address and one for personal/crafy stuff with the other…so theoretically in the AM i read the work blogs and in the PM and weekends I read the other blogs…keeps me from doing fun stuff when I should be working…

Oh, I mean, keeps me from mixing business with pleasure…
because I LOVE my job

I have basic categories on my personal one that never really work: women blogs, creative living, ministry, blog and web (for techy stuff) etc…but sometimes my creative living blogs look more like women blogs and vice versa.

I do go through ever so often and just delete blogs that haven’t been holding my attention, I can always pick them up again…or if a blog gets overly political or hate filled.

I can not bear to have unread blog posts…
CAN.NOT.

By: Stephanie B

Stephanie B — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:06:29 +0000

If I find myself skimming the posts I delete the feed. But this doesn't happen to often. BUT I tend to have a few minutes here and there at work to check out my blogs feeds. I do have to many but they are great to pass the time when its slow and they are so inspirational! .-= See Stephanie B's latest blog post: FO: Birthday Napkins =-.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:57:48 +0000

If I admidt to being a Google Reader addict, do I really have a problem? : )

I love love love Google Reader. I follow about 300 blogs and am constantly adding more based upon Google Reader’s suggestion.

It doesn’t stop.
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By: yvette

yvette — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:51:47 +0000

I don’t remember what life was like before google reader…I think I used some weird bookmark system that never really worked. Now, thanks to google reader, it has gotten a little overwhelming. I don’t like having unread post but at the same time I don’t mind clicking the “mark all as read” button to certain categories.

I HEART me some google reader!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:50:39 +0000

I only read daily those blogs on my favorites quick list. I only deviate to my other favorites on the weekend. I’m with Penny, there is just nooooooooooo way I’m ever going to read everything that interests me much less those I’m just mildly intrigued by.

The internet: that bad boy infatuation left over from my twenties…so tantalizing, so much potential, so much possibility of wasted time, ugh. LOL.

By: Carolyn Good

Carolyn Good — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:44:10 +0000

I look forward to catching up on my blog reading during my spare time (what little I have – lol) I look at the internet as my magazine reading as well and there are some favorites I always look forward to. Sometimes I go several days before I have any time but I enjoy it when I do. I prefer google reader since I can pick and choose my favorites that are highlighted with new postings first and then go back to others if I have more time. I also get rid of some if they haven’t had any activity in them for months (my pet peeve) or they don’t interest me anymore but I seem to be always adding new ones.
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By: iris mishly

iris mishly — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:05 +0000

I used to read about 100 blogs per day when i was using Snarfer, but since it made so many problems in my computer, i moved to google reader and it’s less fun i find the interface a bit annoying…

anyway, about the subject, lucky for me i am interested in fewer subject than u (no food blogs for me, thank u) so i guess i will find an hour or 2 every 1-2 days, to see what’s new, facebook is also helping with some of the posts when i see someone posted in their blog, i go and check…

the internet is such an addiction, i need a cure