Friday, August 14, 2009

Google Reader adds “Send To” feature

Testing the Send to Feature of GR.
Google Reader adds “Send To” feature:
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I’ve wanted this forever. Google Reader just added a feature where you can send items directly to Twitter, Reddit, and a bunch of other places:


Google Reader 'Send To' feature


To enable it, click on “Settings” in Google Reader and then click on the “Send To” tab to choose which services to add. Note: make sure you disable pop-up blocking so that Google Reader can pop-up a new window on twitter.com (or wherever) to share your item. You can even add custom services:


Adding a custom link


Suppose I subscribed to a bunch of different blogs, or subscribed to the Twitter feeds of a bunch of people. I could make a custom link that sent individual items to (say) a custom web service that I wrote. For example, any time I saw someone report a Google bug, I could send that to a web service that might let appropriate people triage or vote on that bug. I love the flexibility behind this feature. Thanks to the Google Reader team for adding it!

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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Book review by Ross Dougthat

Book Review - 'Digital Barbarism - A Writer’s Manifesto,' by Mark Helprin - Review - NYTimes.com
... “Digital Barbarism: A Writer’s Manifesto,” is a vindication of the aphorism about the perils of wrestling with a pig. (You get dirty; the pig likes it.)