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I'm finding it to unobtrusively show me new things. Very cool. - Stu Andrews from twhirl

I have to agree, it's the most essential part of my internet day. - Mike Lewis

Google Reader is it, period. Most efficient tool for surfing the World Mind. - Sean McBride

My problem is, even after excessive pruning, that people write too much good stuff! - Stu Andrews from twhirl

Robert - Have you tried Feedly.com? - Russellreno

Here's my Google Reader shared item feed: http://www.google.com/reader... - Robert Scoble

Fully agree. Google Reader combined with Gmail and my hacks are how I wrangle information. - Steve Rubel

I would love to know not just what some people are sharing, but what they actually subscribe to. That would be pretty interesting. - Shawn Farner

Completely agree. I would never know all of the information I know today if I had never used Google Reader. - Brian Sloane

So: what about combining the best features of Google Reader and Friendfeed into a single online app? With vastly amped up features for recommending personalized news, of course. - Sean McBride

not a fan of all-in-one apps for some reason. I like my feeds separated from my microstreams. it's probably why I'm not in love w FF and am merely in a platonic relationship. - Victor Ganata

Shawn, you can find that out on Toluu.com. Otherwise, I'm signed up to 300 science, health and cancer journals/blogs but doubt many others would be interested. - Sally Church

FriendFeed+Google Reader is perfect for me - Steve Chou

I wish there was a middle ground between Star and Read items. I "read" everything, can't stand having unread email or posts (149 feeds, 4700+ items in last 30 days), and only Star the stuff I absolutely want to find in 10 seconds or less. I'd like a way to Like other things. - Chris Stevenson

Robert, I absolutely agree, shared items are a great way to learn. I have actually taken my subscriptions and made them a page on my blog (http://regulargeek.com/blog-ro...). - Rob Diana

Google Reader + Google Alerts + RSS Feed = Self designed MBA for me - Michael VanDervort

I need to reconsider how I'm using Google Reader. I have been neglecting RSS for a while now because I've been spending so much time here. - Mark Wilson

It's like having courses and courses of information on your computer screen for free. I've learned more from google reader than I did from college. Heh. - VibeMetrix from twhirl

Are there any feedly users who can comment on if that replaces their google reader use? - Sonya Smith

As a Google Reader newbie, what is it that makes Google Reader so much better than a regular RSS reader? I like NewFox, but if there are some "killer app" features of GR I'd switch. - Kenton

Kenton, GR is no more special than many other RSS readers, its just what you are familiar with. I use it (and Feedly) extensively, and echo Robert's endorsement of the concept making one smarter. That said, its the one I am most familiar with, its easy to use, and easy to share from a social perspective. The important thing is absorption of knowledge, and there are several tools that can help. Give it a try, you may be hooked too. - jcunwired

The key features of Reader that I don't believe any other feed reader has: (1) sharing, with notes (2) suggestions for feeds I might be interested (3) trend charting. - Victor Ganata

Same here. Google Reader has become my primary research tool for the industries I follow. - Glenn Batuyong from twhirl

Robert, totally. I know some people were startign to think of FriendFeed as a replacement but it can never be. They are complimentary and GReader adds more to my knowledge than FF anyday. FF fulfills my need to know *now* but GReader fulfills my need for depth. - Kamath (नमः)

have you tried Feedly? It's a FF extension which makes Greader even better... I highly recommend it - Luca Filigheddu

Going to try Greader *and* Feedly... - Kenton

Really, I think that if someday you could query google with your mind, I think that would probably be the best situation. Although, your friends may get tired of you spouting adwords when you answer their questions. - Trevor Lee

Google Reader makes me smarter too. But it also makes me [more] addicted to 'the internet' (rather than games). - TiTi