10 tips for using Google Reader

1, according to the priority category subscription

Google Reader can easily categorize subscriptions, and I personally recommend that you categorize them by reading priority. Using this method, you can easily know what is "must read", what is the busy day "can skip".

2. Use keyboard shortcut keys

If you don't know how to use Google Reader keyboard shortcuts, you'll never be able to manage Google. Long-term accumulation, these tips will save you a lot of time. Here are some of the most common shortcut keys:

J/K: Move an entry up/down;

O: Open/close an entry;

M: Marked as read/unread;

S: Add star;

T: Add/Modify tags.

3. To save reading time by merging some subscriptions into one large subscription

You can accomplish this task through Feedshake. Feedshake allows you to merge, sort, and filter multiple subscriptions, and you can also use filters and tags to customize a personal Feed.

Of course, you can solve this problem better by using Yahoo pipies. Yahoo Pipes is a very powerful RSS mixer that can help you consolidate and reorganize data from a variety of different sources. Yahoo Pipes The aggregation to a new stage.

4, you subscribe to the content plus Tag

Google Reader allows you to use TAG to organize your information. This is definitely a good way for people who want to save reading time. You only need to click "Add Tags" and then enter the relevant tag.

5, cable your subscription information

The search is probably the most important feature missing from Google Reader, and is what I look forward to most. Fortunately there are some ways to solve this problem. You can use Google Co-op to search for your subscriptions in Google Reader.

6, the future need to check the article plus star standard

Google Reader allows you to quickly add a star to the article for future reference.

7, Czech Google Reader subscription button

Using Smart Google Reader Subscribe Button You can quickly subscribe to a website's RSS feed, and if you have subscribed to this feed, it will also notify you. When you need a lot of subscriptions, believe it must be a good tool.

8, with the expanded view

To improve efficiency, use the expand view. Expanding views can make it easier for you to flip through your subscriptions to quickly browse and locate information of interest.

Of course, I don't recommend just a simple tumbling page. I prefer to use the J key an article to view the article. When you accidentally miss the interesting news, you can also use K to return it.

9, weekly or monthly cleaning

After a while, you will find that there are some subscriptions that you rarely read, or that you read at very low frequencies. These subscriptions should be unsubscribe to ensure that your reader is in a controllable state.

Google Reader has a great ability to read trends. Trends can take note of your reading habits and reading preferences. According to the trend of the data, you can quickly find those who should give up. In a trend, if a Feed has a reading rate below 5%, you should unsubscribe. Luckily, we can unsubscribe directly from the trend.

10, with a fixed time to read your subscription

If you read subscriptions for only 30 minutes a day, stick to it. Believe me, there is nothing to read, tomorrow will still be there.