Next: An Excellent Way to Read Blog Posts
I don’t know if this is a new feature, or just a new-to-me thing, but it’s pretty fantastic. If you use Google Reader but miss reading blog posts in their original context, prepare to be very excited… You can install a little “Next” bookmark in your browser bar and click through your unread posts on each individual blog instead of in the reader!
You can find the bookmarklet by going to “Settings” in Google Reader, then “Goodies”. Happy browsing!
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omg. brilliant. Thanks!
That is VERY nifty.
Love it!!!
Thank you thank you!! And you can create a Next button for your categories too – how smart! (Because I only really care about seeing my “Design” inspiration blogs in their original format, not ALL the blogs I follow.)
love this feature. thank you!
this is THE BEST. thank you oh thank you for letting us know!
I have been having problems clicking on the “View in Google Reader” it gives me an error message, been going on a week now. Plus I have been having problems with commenting as well…. has anyone else been having this problem?
callie
Thank you so much! I love looking at their blogs in their original stat but google reader is such a time saver. Thanks for sharing! I am going to have to post on my bloag about it now!
LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing! This is glorious!
my goodness this is good news…THANKS!
I had no idea about the “next” feature, thanks for sharing!
I love you for discovering this and sharing!!! Thank you oodles!!!
BEWARE! That little “next” button is VERY addicting! I have been using it for quiet sometime. Pushing that darn thing has become a habit for me when I wake up in the mornings :)
thank you for sharing!
This is so exciting!!
Merci!
GENIUS. thanks so much for the heads-up! =)
Can you still star items somehow?
Very helpful — thanks so much!
aaahhhhhh! this is so awesome!
thanks for sharing!
This is all fine and dandy, but I’m looking for pictures of Eleanor and want to here all about your new role as a mom. ;)
Brilliant! Thank you!!
This is fabulous – thanks so much for sharing! I will be passing it forward!!
Holy bananas! Thank you!
Also, when you’ve exhausted the “Next” button by reading through all your blogs, you get to a site that congratulates you for reaching the end of the internet. And tells you to go outside or something. It’s cute.
HEAR about your new role as a mom. Stupid homophones.
Sounds good…will try it! :)
Oh. MY. GOD. I love this! Thank you for sharing the love.
and post more baby pics!
yes! i did this as soon as i read your post!
…NEXT!
I’m feeling a bit stupid, but I can’t figure out where to drag the next button to. I opened up the “settings/goodies” in one window, clicked on the next button and dragged it to another open window with my Google Reader pulled up, but no matter where I would drag it to, it would automatically open a new blog post up, but I couldn’t find the next button anywhere that I had tried dragging it to?
Love a girl who’s tech-savvy AND makes things pretty. Much appreciated…
I love using the next button, but can anyone tell me if there is a way to star your favorites?
can’t wait to try it out!
Wow thanks a bunch! Cool feature that I wasn’t aware of =)
What a great thing!
that is a FANTASTIC font!!! do you mind sharing the name? oh, and thanks for sharing that feature! can’t wait to install it tomorrow night, but for now, it’s bedtime…
That IS exciting! Thanks for the hot tip!
Ah, the only trouble is that you can’t star items. At least I don’t think you can.
Robin, that font is Square Meal.
Thanks for the great tip!
I assumed everyone knew about this! I could never keep up with blogs without this feature. :)
Tip: Put the “next” button all the way on the left in your toolbar, and you can just sit there and hit command-1 over and over again. :)
Thank you so much for posting this! I just got on board with Google reader but I found I missed the seeing the sites in their pretty packages as well. Now I have the best of both worlds!
I adore this feature. Thanks for sharing it! I was missing (in Google Reader) seeing design blogs in their “natural environment” :)
I am a long way from getting to the “end of the internet” but hopefully I’ll get that message soon!!
By the way – the feature helped me win a blog contest. It mentioned the first reader to respond won..and I won a DVD because the “next” button got me to the blog moments after the blog entry was posted.
I’m with Valerie. I’ve dragged that next button all around town just about and can’t figure it out. help? =(
Wonderful! Thanks so much!!
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