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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!

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You can find the bookmarklet by going to “Settings” in Google Reader, then “Goodies”. Happy browsing!

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  • Me? A Mom?
    May 15, 2009 at 11:56 am

    omg. brilliant. Thanks!

  • Janssen
    May 15, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    That is VERY nifty.

  • Lauren
    May 15, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    Love it!!!

  • Martina
    May 15, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    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.)

  • Nali P.
    May 15, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    love this feature. thank you!

  • wide open spaces
    May 15, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    this is THE BEST. thank you oh thank you for letting us know!

  • callie
    May 15, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    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

  • Laura
    May 15, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    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!

  • LeilaMac
    May 15, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing! This is glorious!

  • natalie
    May 15, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    my goodness this is good news…THANKS!

  • danielle
    May 15, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    I had no idea about the “next” feature, thanks for sharing!

  • bianca
    May 15, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    I love you for discovering this and sharing!!! Thank you oodles!!!

  • Emily
    May 15, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    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 :)

  • nicole
    May 15, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    thank you for sharing!

  • Desiree Fawn
    May 15, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    This is so exciting!!
    Merci!

  • yasmine
    May 15, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    GENIUS. thanks so much for the heads-up! =)

  • Gitta
    May 15, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Can you still star items somehow?

  • Kerry
    May 15, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    Very helpful — thanks so much!

  • suzanne
    May 15, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    aaahhhhhh! this is so awesome!
    thanks for sharing!

  • Jules
    May 15, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    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. ;)

  • heather s.
    May 15, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    Brilliant! Thank you!!

  • Kay
    May 15, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    This is fabulous – thanks so much for sharing! I will be passing it forward!!

  • Katie
    May 15, 2009 at 8:51 pm

    Holy bananas! Thank you!

  • uglygirl
    May 15, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    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.

  • Jules
    May 15, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    HEAR about your new role as a mom. Stupid homophones.

  • Tina
    May 15, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    Sounds good…will try it! :)

  • rachel m.
    May 16, 2009 at 12:39 am

    Oh. MY. GOD. I love this! Thank you for sharing the love.

    and post more baby pics!

  • Amy
    May 16, 2009 at 7:17 am

    yes! i did this as soon as i read your post!

    …NEXT!

  • Valerie
    May 16, 2009 at 8:09 am

    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?

  • Cyn
    May 16, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Love a girl who’s tech-savvy AND makes things pretty. Much appreciated…

  • The Chatty Housewife
    May 16, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    I love using the next button, but can anyone tell me if there is a way to star your favorites?

  • teri
    May 16, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    can’t wait to try it out!

  • Sarah
    May 17, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Wow thanks a bunch! Cool feature that I wasn’t aware of =)

  • French Furniture
    May 17, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    What a great thing!

  • robin
    May 17, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    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…

  • Zoe
    May 18, 2009 at 6:43 am

    That IS exciting! Thanks for the hot tip!

  • Making it Lovely
    May 18, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    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.

  • maha
    May 18, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    Thanks for the great tip!

  • Anna @ D16
    May 18, 2009 at 3:00 pm

    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. :)

  • Jess LC
    May 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    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!

  • sunny
    May 26, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    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.

  • foobella
    May 27, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    I’m with Valerie. I’ve dragged that next button all around town just about and can’t figure it out. help? =(

  • Jess
    May 28, 2009 at 9:20 am

    Wonderful! Thanks so much!!

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  • Holly
    April 12, 2013 at 9:46 am

    Isn’t Google Reader shutting down on 7/1/13?