Browse Blogs, Videos and News with Google Reader Play
Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:30 am
No matter how vast the internet seems, we all have moments of complete boredom where we have visited our favorite blogs and Web sites, only to find nothing new to fill our time. Google is experimenting with a new idea that might end (or at least limit) these moments of boredom.
Google Reader Play has a nearly unlimited amount of information for us to digest, all presented with picture thumbnails. The thumbnails appear at the bottom of a black page.
Click the thumbnails that interest you and other pictures and information appears in the black box above the thumbnails.
If you are interested in what you see, you can click the Read More link to view the entire blog or news post. The source of the information is listed beside the Read More link. If you like the article, you click the smiley face to let Google Reader Play know you like it.
This is important because Google Reader Play is completely adaptable. If you tell it what you like, it will find more articles, pictures, movies and blog posts you might also like.
If you are in a hurry and would rather read the article later, you can click the star beside the smiley face to save your place. This is also a good way to save the articles you like for later. The icon on the far left allows you to share the article on the social networking site of your choice.
At the bottom of each movie, article, blog post or picture, there is a link to either email the article to someone else or share it on Facebook.
You have complete control in how you view items in Google Reader Play. If you would like to see all items scroll through in a quick slide show so you can decide which you would like to read, click the link at the bottom left of the screen that looks like a television.
The link above that looks like two boxes together hides the thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. The eyeball link restores the original view. The mixer link beside the control panel gives you the option to see which articles you liked, shared or starred. You can also choose specific item categories for Google Reader Play to show you.
Since Google Reader Play is still in lab phase, there are many more features Google plans to add in the future. For now, it is a nice way to browse through interesting articles, blog posts and videos. For those who would rather look at a picture than read, this is a great option. Its boredom-killing potential is strong.
To try Google Reader Play, visit the Google Reader Play Web site. You can also check out Google Fast Flip, a neat way to browse through magazines quickly.
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