This has been a frustrating issue for me since I entered the blogging world. How do I possibly remember to check all of these awesome blogs that I read? I tried to keep the blogs bookmarked and would attempt to check it once a day. It became rather cumbersome, especially when you repeatedly check a blog only to discover it STILL hasn't been updated (sounds like my blog, huh?).
Well, thanks to Shez , I discovered Google Reader . Now, there may be other tools similar to this out there that I don't know about, but so far I am pleased with this application. I highly recommend using google reader if you don't utilize this tool (or anything like it) to keep up with your blog reading. All I have to do is the add the URL to the blog I like and google keeps up with all of the posts. All of your updates come to one site. It also allows you access to past blogs, not just the news ones. So, on those occasions that you skim a blog, come across something you want to delve deeper into but don't have the time, you can always go back. You can also "star" an item that you want to go back to again in order to avoid having to dig back through all of the posts to find the one you are looking for. The only drawback to using the reader is that you cannot leave a comment directly to the blog via the reader. You have to click the link to the blog itself, which pops up in another window, in order to leave your comment. Not really a big deal, but the only draw back that I can see thusfar.
Okay, stepping down off my pulpit now... more writing to occur later!
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Google reader is what I use to keep up. I follow like 18 blogs, but only actively read a handful, and the Reader keeps that quick and easy.
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