I still prefer Bloglines, with Netvibes as backup. Google Reader would come a distant third, if anywhere.

I hated google reader in it's first version. But since they completely redesigned it, I like it. I was using bloglines, then I switched to the fat desktop client NetNewsWire. NetNewsWire was great, and synchronized between computers. However, as nice as a fat client can be, even a synchronized one is not as good as a nice web application. So I gave google reader another try, and now I can't live without it.

I'm starting to use the sharing and bookmarking stuff on GR, and that's kind of cool.

I just recently discovered Google Reader and I'm hooked as well. With so many places to visit online it's the only way to actually stay on top of all of the info/business/entertainment/trivial sites that all of us track. I'm seeing a lot of blog entries like this one, wouldn't surprise me if Google Reader really takes off in the mainstream. Even casual surfers are getting inundated with recommended sites.

I tried Bloglines but it didn't seem as intuitive to me. I find myself able to skim through all my feeds knowing I won't see them again as they're marked read, if I want to re-read or save something I just star-it and look through those when I have more time...

Forgot to mention that del.icio.us seems like the right direction as well for storing bookmarks. Now if Google would only integrate a bookmark system with their other offerings...

I'm with you, Paul -- I started experimenting with Google Reader after the last revision, but kept using Netvibes as my main reader. But now I've switched over completely to Google.

At first I didn't like the "river of news" approach, but I find I've been able to adapt using folders and the collapsed view -- and I use the sharing feature all the time as a way of remembering things I want to blog about or save permanently with del.icio.us.

I'm with Chad on the social bookmarking thing. If there was a way to integrate del.icio.us with Google Reader, all of my problems (okay, at least one of them) would be solved.

I've tried it 3 times now. Each time slow as molasses.

there are many reasons to like GR, but I agree with blofeld...it's too slow for me. can't stand the lag while waiting to switch from one feed to another. Bloglines switches over instantaneously. when GR is able to switch more quickly, I'll think about using it exclusively.

I also like the new version of G-reader and pretty much have switched over from my non-web feed aggregator. The only gripe I have is: where's the search? How is it that Google has an app like Reader, but doesn't include search? Insane!

Actually, there is a nice Greasemonkey script /">here to add search to Google Reader. Works great for me.

I hear you! I am a fairly recent convert to GR and I'm hooked as well. Since I started using it my daily blog consumption has more than tripled(which may or may not be a good thing). Like other commenters have said, number 1 on my wish list of features is a search box - I'm amazed that hasn't been integrated yet! Number 2 is recommendations to find new content based on current subscriptions.

I hear you! I am a fairly recent convert to GR and I'm hooked as well. Since I started using it my daily blog consumption has more than tripled(which may or may not be a good thing). Like other commenters have said, number 1 on my wish list of features is a search box - I'm amazed that hasn't been integrated yet! Number 2 is recommendations to find new content based on current subscriptions.

Agree about Google Reader. I do have this feeling that some of the look, feel and features might make their way into the next Gmail upgrade.....whenever that happens!