Google Reader gets a new update

May 3, 2007 07:00 GMT  ·  By

Google Reader, the feed reader powered by the Mountain View company, gets a new update that makes it more powerful for the news sharing actions of the users. The search giant improved the "Email" function that helps users share a certain headline straight from the Google account into another friend's email address. Using the new improvement, the function enables you to send the message right from the Reader window (the popup was removed), send exactly the article you want with the same elements and interface displayed by the service and distribute it to the entire Gmail contact list saved in your account.

"It's fun to share interesting items with your friends and coworkers. Google Reader has a "Share" button and a public page to go along with it, and some people have been putting that to great use. Once you start sharing, others can subscribe to your shared items and see what you see (when you want them to)," Brad Hawkes introduced the new update.

Google Reader is a free service, part of the Google Labs, a testing platform that will present the latest projects developed by the search giant before they are released as a final product. However, the Google Reader functionality is extremely well-developed and, except for some insignificant errors, the service works pretty well. But 'why should I use Google Reader when I have a powerful downloadable application?', you'll ask. Well, the search giant's product comes with a different goal than the downloadable tools: because it is an online service, accessible with a single and freeware account, it allows you to keep your feed on Google's servers and read the latest headlines and titles from any location, wherever you are.

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