Switching Back To Google Reader From Bloglines

Today I realized that I really cant keep up with the number of blogs I want to read on a daily basis anymore and I started using a feed reader again. I have tried both Google Reader and Bloglines in the past and this time around I decided to stick with Google Reader.

For a developer it is really important to keep up with the latest news in the development and tech world. Things are constantly changing in our profession and if you don’t keep up you will get lost very quickly. For me, there are a few must read blogs that I immediately subscribed to. They include the likes of TechCruch, TechCrunch IT, Silicon Alley Insider, and a bunch of developers blogs.

I decided to go with Google Reader for the following two reasons:

I like Google products and use quite a number of them. While they may not be the prettiest, they definitely get the job done. I like that I only have to have 1 user account for all their services. It saves me having to remember another username and password.
I found that reading feeds on Bloglines was actually a lot more difficult than with Google Reader. The way the categories are organized are basically the same with both but when it comes to reading posts, Google Reader is much more simple and user friendly. An example would be when you want to read a blog post on bloglines, you click the blog and it opens every single post you have not read and then once you click away, they all disappear and are marked as read. With Google Reader you read them one by one in a more organized fashion.

So I am currently looking for more development blogs to subscribe to. Hit me up in the comments and I will check out your blog and most likely subscribe