September 28th, 2006
Google Reader gets a facelift
Google has changed the interface on Google Reader. It took a while for me to get used to the changes, but it was worth it — the new layout is quite different, but it will likely appeal a larger group than the previous version.
After playing with the new layout, I am actually quite fond of it — a lot of things make sense. The one behaviour I don't get is the "Home" tab shown when you first log into the service — I would much prefer seeing the "All items" in the "List view" format as the default. Overall though, I am thinking Google Reader now has a much better chance of gaining traction.
Some new features include:
- Expanded view and list view
- Simplified sharing functionality
- Improved read-state management
- Infinite scrolling
- Unread counts
- Mark all as read
This update is very welcome, and I can even see myself using it even more than I do already (oh my!). If only there was a "feeds" section in Gmail!
Garett Rogers 
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