June 29, 2009

Google Reader Lite

Google Reader's homepage has been updated and it features a small feed reader with three categories: "news", "sports" and "popular". The iframe points to this page and I think Google Reader should offer a customizable version, so you can embed it in your site.


Google already offers a cool AJAX Feed API that can be used to display the most recent posts from one or more feeds, but Google Reader's interface is more user-friendly and it lets you read the posts without leaving the page.
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16 comments:

  1. Mihai ParparitaJune 29, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    We're still figuring out where we can best use the "Lite" mode, but you can already display specific feeds within it, for example:

    http://www.google.com/reader/lite/feed/http://feeds.feedburner.com/GoogleOperatingSystem

    Mihai Parparita
    Google Reader Engineer

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  2. DCLJune 29, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    I'd like this better (on the homepage of Google Reader) if it didn't constantly trigger browser security warnings.

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  3. adir1June 29, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    You know what I would like to see? An authentic Wordpress plugin (or Ajaxy thingy for cross blogs compatibility), which will let us put little "Shared from my Google Reader" box on personal blog.

    Seems trivial, yet I had to develop custom one for my own blog...

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  4. Mihai ParparitaJune 29, 2009 at 1:21 PM

    adir1, that should already be possible with the "clips" feature that Reader has:

    http://www.google.com/support/reader/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=73061

    Ionut also did a post on how to customize them more:

    http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/03/customize-google-readers-clips.html

    Mihai Parparita
    Google Reader Engineer

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  5. AnonymousJune 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    We Don't do that.

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  6. Caleb EggenspergerJune 29, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    @Mihai:

    I'm getting a javascript error trying to load my Shared Items feed.

    http://www.google.com/reader/lite/feed/http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/user/09776139491686191852/state/com.google/broadcast

    I tried playing with the URL a little (looks like http://www.google.com/reader/lite/user/09776139491686191852/state/com.google/broadcast gives the same page -- but the same error)

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  7. Mihai ParparitaJune 30, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    @Caleb Lite hasn't been fully tested with shared items yet. That link should start working with the next release.

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  8. Acai BerryJuly 1, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    The iframe shows this page and I think it should offer a customizable version so that you can embed it in your websites.

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  9. DanJuly 5, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Where is the "popular" feed sourced from? I'd like to add it to my actual Google Reader subscriptions (it's deliciously zeitgeisty).

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  10. Alex ChituJuly 5, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    @Dan:
    http://www.google.com/reader/view/user/15650323335570657892/label/cool

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  11. Teeth Whitening BleachJuly 6, 2009 at 3:38 AM

    You know what I would like to see? An authentic Wordpress plugin (or Ajaxy thingy for cross blogs compatibility), which will let us put little "Shared from my Google Reader" box on personal blog.

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  12. Hypnotherapy in LondonMarch 9, 2010 at 4:22 AM

    I am new to this but if I understand it correctly, I can embed Google reader in my website for updated content from feeds to be shown?

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  13. mobile marketingOctober 6, 2010 at 9:47 PM

    I use onlywire when is want to share my content because it automates the process, and it saves me a lot of time and effort.

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  14. JuicerOctober 21, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    I always like Google Reader, keeps me up to date with all my favorite sites in one place. And with this new feature, it's getting even better.

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  15. Crest whitestripsOctober 23, 2010 at 1:36 PM

    Google reader's OK, but it seems to mess up my spreadsheets, particularly if i've got a lot of info on them.

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  16. markOctober 30, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    In any case, Michael still lives deep in our hearts.

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