When I started reading blogs, I only read one blog, then two. I made a folder in my bookmarks menu, and whenever I wanted to read something, I would go to the blog and see if there was anything new. This works just fine when you only have two blogs to read. When you have 35 blogs, though, it doesn’t work at all. That’s why RSS is so important. (If you don’t know what RSS is, get a life. No, check that. If you don’t know what RSS is, read the Wikipedia definition. And then come back here and keep reading.)
For a while, I used Google reader and a customized iGoogle (it was called Google Personalized Home Page (Labs) back then), then I switched to Netvibes, then to Newsgator (because of the cross-platform integration/sync thing.) Now, though, I’m back to Google Reader. I switched back because a) the new Reader interface looked good and b) Newsgator Online was way too slow. All things considered, I’m very happy with Google Reader.
Lately, I’ve been using ma.gnol.ia to share links; now that I’m using Google Reader for reading, I’ll be using its built-in sharing feature to share links. So if you want to know what I’ve been reading, head over to this page to find out.
Hmmm, I’ll keep this in mind if my blog list ever reaches 35 or anywheres near that. Right now I check an average of 4 blogs daily. And thanks for amending your statement of “get a life” to “read the Wikipedia defintion.” Because I was one of those people that was not 100% certain what RSS is.