Google Reader learns to share

Posted by Mihai Parparita, Software Engineer, Google Reader team

Mom always taught us to share and now we know why: it's fun. Google Reader, which keeps track of websites you like to read regularly, just added the ability to share what you like to read with your friends.

You can send a link to your starred items in Reader, and you can even put a clip on your blog with recent items from your reading list. For instance, I mark all of the interesting posts that I find as "linkblog." Then my friends can subscribe to my "linkblog" label -- even if they don't use Google Reader -- and visitors to my blog can see it in the sidebar.

Some other shared lists we've come across:

• List of Official Google Blogs (U.S. only)
• Jason's "hipsters" list
• Chris's recent activity
• Justin's "thought leaders" list

To get started with sharing, just click the "Share" link in Reader or see the help section.