Mark Dunk, who I know as @unklar did a really good introduction to Google Reader and his notes are at http://is.gd/AQJ8yM
I’ve used Google reader for years, and I love it, because the websites I like to read come to me, and I don’t have to go looking. However, I am quite convince that Google is the evil empire, since free is never free.
I still don’t understand how .rss works, just that all my blogs have it, and it’s one of those things I am usually content to be automagic. Google uses rss to gather the webpages you want to read.
My head did explode for a minute when someone asked if there was a limit and I started to explore what data structures would work best for Google Reader. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be smart.
He did a great talk, and even I went home (hotel) and played with Google Reader again.
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