I have noticed the orange box with the wave design on webpages for some time now, even so far as knowing that the icon meant "RSS," which was a way to get web content updates quickly and easily. Now I am kicking myself for not having investigated this handy invention sooner.
I am what one might call "an occasional blog reader." I have a few favorites but have never mastered the art of checking up on them efficiently or even regularly. Though I read at least one daily print newspaper, I catch up on additional news headlines by having a news page as my home page when I access Internet Explorer. I sometimes grumble when my e-mail inbox is clogged with content to which I have subscribed because I should be reading my work e-mail. The result is that I waste time on things I don't want to read and I miss things I do want to read!
RSS feeds are the answer. I actually created both a Bloglines and a Google Reader account, adding 5-6 different feed subscriptions to each one (okay, I did duplicate one feed -- Shelf Talker, the blog of one of my favorite booksellers). I plan on reading each account regularly for a few weeks and then deciding which account's layout and features I like better. Once I make that choice, I will move over subscriptions that I like and actively search for a few more subscriptions to round out my collection.
I also need to give myself a "whoa baby" because I don't want to load up on more subscriptions than I can handle. Organizing the subscriptions in folders sounds like a good idea too -- Books, News, etc.
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