Just in case you missed it, Google Reader announced a few more sharing features today. I think all the new features are interesting, but one of them is also very cool.
What’s the cool one? The “Share Anything” bookmarklet. Share anything — you are no longer limited only to sharing articles from your subscribed feeds. Did you find an interesting web page that you want to share? No longer do you need to subscribe to that site’s feed to get it into Google Reader (assuming the article is actually in the feed). Instead, just use this bookmarklet and pop it into your shared items. How cool is that?
Speaking of sharing articles from your feeds (like we always could), now we can add a little note to the article explaining why we shared it. This might cut back on some quizzical looks from my Reader “friends.”
Another new feature is the ability to just add a note and share it. Share a thought, quip, witty bon mot. Not unlike what folks do with Twitter or Facebook. This isn’t something I would’ve expected to find in my Feed Reader, but it could be interesting.
Hmm… Ya know? We just got Google Reader features that kind of compete with StumbleUpon and Twitter. Is this a social play to compete with them or is it all “just for fun?”
The final feature (and arguably least interesting) is the ability to theme your Shared Items page. Check mine out: Ninjas! Interesting and all… but definitely not the excitement.
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May 6th, 2008 
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