My last post ended a nearly month-long Yaybia hiatus. I still felt connected to ad news and events, and while I was busy, I definitely had more free time than I did during school. So why wasn’t I blogging?
Then I realized that Google Reader added its “Share with Note” and “Note in Reader” functions on May 5, a few weeks before my blogging dropped off completely. I kept sharing, but I shifted to a smaller audience. Through each other’s shared items and notes, my Google friends and I kind of created a little Digg—I browse through everyone’s shared articles every day, and if more than one person has shared it, I know it’s a must-read. My comments and ideas moved from blogging to Noting in Reader.
(Speaking of friends’ shared items, today Jacey posted a link to a tool that will make sharing sites even easier. Awesome Highlighter makes it easy to point out the important parts of a forwarded article. More easy sharing that’s more non-committal than a blog!)
So what does this realization mean for Google? There are links to shared items as a webpage, but I think a better integration would be a “Blog this” button. Yeah, you could get a Blogger toolbar for essentially the same thing, but I’d prefer instant one-click access from any browser.
In any case, I’ve realized the error of my ways. YAYBIA!
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The highlighter tool is amazing. I've been playing with it for a few weeks now.
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