Google Reader is a better feed reader than BlogLines.

Read and Write Web:

After doing some testing of both Bloglines and GReader over the past week or so, I still think Google Reader is better.

UPDATE: Google Reader has added search capability. More info: – Google BlogMatt CuttsTech Crunch -

UPDATE: The future of the Google Reader – Tech Crunch: Google May Add Comment Feature On Shared Reader Feeds

How To Subscribe To Midas Oracle:

You can subscribe for free to any of the Midas Oracle feeds by adding its URL to your PC-based or Web-based feed reader.

I recommend reading a blog within a feed reader and I recommend Google Reader (a Web-based feed reader). The alternative way of reading a blog is to check its website everyday for updates, which is tedious (since most of us like to read many blogs).

YouTube Video: A great video explainer on why and how to subscribe to blogs

Feed Reader Tips

- Recommended: Read your feed items starting with the oldest items.

- Google Reader: Click on “View settings” and select “Sort by oldest”.

For people who want to read all the Midas Oracle blog posts within their feed reader:

Site Feed Site Feed – Posts Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/feed/

Subscribe to the Midas Oracle site feed via Google Reader

For people who, additionally, want to read the comments within their feed reader:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed – Comments Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/comments/feed/

Subscribe to the Midas Oracle comment feed via Google Reader

For people who don’t want to read all the Midas Oracle blog posts, but only the selected pieces:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed – Best Posts Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/category/all-best-posts-ever/feed/

Subscribe to the Midas Oracle selection feed via Google Reader

For people who want to read all the Midas Oracle blog posts, but not Chris Masse’s ones:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed – Guest Authors Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/category/all-guest-authorss-posts/feed/

For people who want to read only a small part of the Midas Oracle content, there are two other types of sub-site feeds:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed – Post Category

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed – Author

Snatch the URLs at Archives and Authors and add “feed/” at the end.

Web-based feed readers: Google Reader, BlogLines, iGoogle (with the Google Reader module), NetVibes, etc.

PC-based feed readers: browsers (MicroSoft Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla FireFox), browser extensions (Sage with Mozilla CSS, or Wizz), cross-platform and open-source software (RSS Owl, Blog Bridge), etc. Parameter your feed reader so that it fetches the site feed once an hour, no more.

Next: You can now search for PREDICTION MARKETS within your Google Reader.

UPDATE: A great video explainer on why and hoe to subscribe to blogs

About Chris F. Masse

Founder and President of Midas Oracle
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4 Responses to Google Reader is a better feed reader than BlogLines.

  1. Google Reader plays embedded audio files. Not yet video files —well, at least not in my old PC. (I will buy a new one soon…)

  2. Bo Cowgill says:

    Google Reader does embedded video, too. At least it works on all my computers.

  3. OK. I really need to upgrade my PC.

  4. To refresh the Google Reader, I simply hit the “Refresh” button in my browser.

    I don’t dislike PC-based feed readers, but Google Reader, because it is based on the Web, offers interesting functionalities that a reader in local can’t do. For instance, it creates a blog made up of all the items I read.

    http://www.google.com/reader/shared/12716667927703060942

    Not sure it is useful to other people to see what Chris Masse has read recently, but that’s an example of a functionality that only a Web-based application can do.

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