Getting Away From The Nebulous World of 1000+ #googlereader

So say you're using Google Reader and it's getting out of control.  Often, this happens because there's too many articles from high-volume subscriptions, but it can also happen because there are just too many subscriptions period.  Even if a subscription only yields 1 article per day, if you have enough, this can be overwhelming.

I find one of the best solution is to open Reader and select the "Trends" section.  Under "Subscription Trends," look for the "Frequently Updated" tab.  At the bottom, click on Show: top 40.  Look at the 40th subscription and select it.

Now decide, do you really need this subscription?  Are you ever going to get around to these articles?  If not, just unsubscribe and be done with it.  Repeat until Reader is under control again.

Posted via email from Anthony Martin's Weblog