since i already have a google acct, i set up an rss newsreader on Google Reader, which was really easy. i didn't want to set up yet another new acct somewhere else (with bloglines), and it imported the blogs i was already following automatically, which was nice. i noticed that it only added the ones i was "following" as opposed to the ones i added to the blog as a "gadget". i added some of the blogs suggested by maura, new science fiction and books on cd from our library, the post punk kitchen (vegan cooking), patrick rothfuss (the author of The Name of the Wind - the sequel has been delayed a couple of times, so this should be a good way to stay updated on when it will finally come out!) and of course my favorite addiction, world of warcraft.
i like the convenience of having all the blogs coming to one place and not having to jump from website to website. the layout is similar to email, where there is a list of blogs you're following on the left, with the number of unread blogs entries highlighted. i don't normally read blogs, so i don't think i'm going to make a lot of use of this, but i can see the tremendous advantage if you do follow more than a handful of blogs. or if you want updates on the newest books coming out at the new canaan library and you don't work in tech svcs!
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