Feedly

I was recently asked what tool I use to read all my blogs.  I'm so sorry to say Google Reader is gone!  I used to check Google Reader multiple times a day!  I loved how all the blogs I was interested in reading could be a simple click away.  I could easily access my favorite blogs from my laptop top, my phone, or my iPad.  I remember that time, so fondly!

Then, Google announced Reader was going away.  I played around with a few other apps, but nothing seemed to fit as well as Reader.  I remember the night so clearly.  Google Reader was closing forever at midnight.  At 11:30PM I very reluctantly migrated my Google Reader information into Feedly.  After that night, I would open Feedly up every so often to see who had added content to their blogs, but it was never the same kind of relationship with blogs again.

Many months went by when someone asked me what tool I was using to gather blogs in one place to read.  I wasn't very happy to say Feedly.  But then, I regained my blog reading energy.  Time and separation have healed my wounds from Google Reader leaving me.  Feedly allows me to, once again, easily categorize blogs by interest, keep up with blogs from all around the Internet, and discover new blogs.  I like the bookmark feature where I can save a specific blog post for later.  I like that I can easily share a post via Twitter or Facebook.  When I come across something truly awesome, I can even pin the post to a board on Pinterest.  I like how I read posts on my laptop, iPad or phone.  And, with the Google Chrome Extension I can easily add items to Feedly!  Amazing!!  This works for me.  Reading blogs is no longer a chore, but again easy!