Google Reader or Offline Reader? Results from a Twitter Poll

Kristen King

www.inkthinkerblog.com — Today, I asked my Twitter friends which they prefer for managing and reading their RSS subscriptions: Google Reader or an offline reader. Here are the responses I received:

ferringer GReader. I’m hooked on key commands & being able 2 use it anywhere. Must haves are FF &Better GReader extension from Lifehacker
beatnikgal …GR – I can check my email and blogs at the same time each morning…
pitchyourbiz I need to eat more breakfast. I also prefer google RSS. Don’t know why, but I just do.
lgr I use Google reader, but I prefer any online reader because I am not tied to any platform. I can read on my mobile for example.
dennisbp Does Bloglines count? I prefer online readers. No need to open more programs than you have to
Mi_Integrity I love Google Reader http://tinyurl.com/6yw4fm
BlogWellDone Offline reader. I like finding readers with threaded discussions. Makes life easier.
marijked I have to admit, the only reader I’ve used is google and I barely ever use it.
auramae google reader for me (for ability to read at home/work/mobile)
seoulfully be sure to share results of rss poll also google reader can do offline if you install google gears
chrisguillebeau i also like GReader because I can download everything using GGears and it saves everything for the next time i’m online
BlogWellDone The one installed on my laptop at home (d’oh) I really liked Lime (lemon, citrus) until it crashed and would not come back
tammylenski Google Reader: Simple interface, does the job easily. Not another desktop app. Have my browswer open anyway.
seoulfully FWIW I prefer Google Reader bc I don’t want unnecessary standalone apps though I’m going to give Net News Wire a shot
KIntheHouse prefer Google Reader in Prism or an ReadAir. :-) Love the web portability yet can’t live w/o the desktop feel. :-)
SHurleyHall Google Reader because I can use it everywhere and use it offline too. I’ve tried others but always go back to Google.
rachelbeer google, because i use googlemail as main email. use the calendar too. can’t say why i prefer to office. just a googlet
sandielaw Google Reader hands down. I’m never really offline
StephenVerbit check out Lifehacker’s article today about the best RSS newsreaders (http://tinyurl.com/4sabf4)

And as for me, well, I’m on the fence — which is why I asked. But since we’ve got 13 official endorsements for Google Reader, several others who use it but didn’t say specifically that they were all over it, and only three other specific suggestions for other readers, it’s looking to me like Google is the favorite. The Lifehacker article StephenVerbit cited includes five readers (Google is listed first, but I don’t know if that’s necessarily because it’s “best”), with a poll at the end where you can pick your preferred reader.

What reader do YOU use to manage your blog feeds?

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