Use Google Reader to view RSS feeds

So now that you know all about RSS feeds, and you have setup your Gmail account, let’s use Google Reader to look at multiple RSS feeds.

1. Go to the Google Reader site and login using your Gmail account info
2. Google has a video for you to watch if you would like. You can also go through the Google Reader Tour
3. Now you are ready to add RSS feeds to Google Reader. You can either add the sites by typing in their addresses or you can browse some RSS feeds to find what you are looking for. To add a feed by entering it in, simply click on “Add Subscription” and enter the website address:

It’s that easy. Click on “All Items” towards the top left to see all your feeds displayed. If you would rather browse for feeds, simply click on “Discover” next to Add Subscription. You can now brose through some available feeds by category.

You can now read multiple feeds in one place. Google Reader will sort your feeds by date, and you can just scroll through the list as you would read emails. TIP: Press “j” on your keyboard to move to the next item in your list, and “k” to go to the previous item.

And if you are using Firefox, you can easily add RSS feeds from websites by clicking on the RSS icon after the website address:

Then choose “Google” in the drop-down and click “Subscribe Now”

The feed should now show in Google Reader (and you should be taken to Google Reader to view the feed automatically).

That’s pretty much it. We will cover come more advanced topics, like folders, sharing, tracking, etc. in future posts.