Google Reader - My Opinions

Google is absolutely incredible. It was one thing when Google Earth permitted one to look into their own backyard from their computer, but now Google Street View enables nearly anyone to look into the front window of your house. At its current rate of growth, I personally estimate that Google will become fully self-aware by 2012.

Sure, now it all looks innocent, but one more prime element of Google's plan for world domination is Google Reader (http://reader.google.com), an easy, convenient way for me to get all my news in one place. While Google Reader doesn't necessarily offer a great deal of features aside from those of a simple RSS reader, it does do everything it should do quite well, with a simple, intuitive interface similar to Google's other online software solutions, while incorporating Google's excellent search capabilities for one's RSS feeds. I primarily, however, chose Google Reader for its integration capabilities with the remainder of my Google Account. The capability to display the same RSS feeds whilist browsing my Gmail account is extremely convenient. Just like Google's stranglehold on my email, documents, and online purchases, they're offering me another way to distract myself with convenient, rapid information access from sites like Digg, Slashdot, and CNN.

The Google Reader is also a really great way to keep up on the exciting new technologies Google is constantly churning out. Honestly, these guys must get sacked if they haven't developed three new Google Apps by lunch break every day. Only time will tell if our soon-to-be sentient Google overlord is a kind, benevolent entity, allowing us to continue with our lives so long as we continue feeding it vital personal information, or a malicious, sinister being, capable of using its vast information resources and computing power to force humans into subterranean exile. The Google Revolution is coming. Be ready.