Google Reader vs. bloglines

Google Reader vs. bloglines

1. Easy set-up. If you have a Google Account the set-up is even easier. Use your username and passwork to log in.

2. On the home page, there is a welcome message and a short video on how to get started.

3. Adding a star adds the post to “Starred items” in the top-left corner of the page, analogous to Bloglines 'Saved items'. Google Reader allows you to click a link and share items to a public page that it creates for you.

Bloglines
1. Signing up is more long-winded.

2. There is no guidance on how to get started when you are on the home page. Only a tiny 'Add Blog or Feed' button appears on the top left corner of the page.

3. There are three buttons at the bottom of each post: Pin, Save and Email. “Pin” keeps a post marked as unread so that when you log in the next time this post is presented to you again. “Save” adds the post to your Saved list.

Google Reader