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Google Launches Google Reader at Web 2.0

Posted by Zonk on from the new-way-to-fly dept.

Darren writes "Google Reader, an online RSS reader, is currently being demo'd at the Web 2.0 conference. It apparently 'makes it easier to keep up with your ever-expanding reading list of content from across the web.' Here's the tour about how it works."

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  1. Interesting by rebug · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does it run on my old Web 1.0 system?

    I'm not upgrading until at least Web 2.1.

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  2. Re:Slashdotted? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its not slow.
    Somebody subscribed the reader to www.google.com/reader/rss and now its dissapeared up its own arse.

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  3. A sign of things to come? by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    While it's well known that Google has an ub3r loadsharing cluster of 10k+ machines, running a custom version of Linux, and probably many more mini-clusters distributed around the globe, I wonder how much more CPU load they can really take.

    I'm guessing their 10k cluster was probably underused when they started off with just basic search and indexing as their primary functions. Over time, they brainstormed over how else to put their massive resources to use. But now that they've released a large number of presumably *very* resource-intensive services, and are supporting an evergrowing number of users, I wonder if this Slashdotting is a sign of things to come.

    Some of their resource intensive services that come to mind (probably in a decreasing order of hogginess):

    1. Search/Indexing.
    2. Google Earth.
    3. Google Maps.
    4. Gmail/Google Groups/Blog
    5. Google Video (lower because of low usership currently).
    6. Google Images.
    7. Other assorted stuff.

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  4. RSS For The Great Unwashed? by Oynk · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I hope that this will help me to explain the value of RSS to my non-tech inclined friends and family. RSS has completely changed my web experience, again. When tabs arrived I had a simliar experience. I felt more empowered to manage my own web experience. Eventually I was auto-loadind 30 or more tabs. I was drowning again...until I caught on to RSS.

    RSS saves me time. I absorb less garbage stimuli (ads, images, meandering sites) and I can put my limitied time and energy into the things that truly interest me. I am a fan of RSS and cant wait to see if Google can serve it up simply to those who recoil at another intimidating internet acronym.

    O.