User:IamChrisLang/Google reader shared items

Google Reader Shared Items is the unique page that Google creates for you from Blog posts you share in Google Reader.

Go to Google.com, log into Google with the Gmail account that you use for your Google Friend Connect /  Google profile.

Now on your profile click the top left navigation "more", then Reader. Then in Reader, click "your stuff", then "shared items".

In the main pane you will see: "Your shared items are available publicly at this web page ". Follow that link to get to your Google Reader Shared Items.

If you do not already use Reader then you can go to the "Get started with Google Reader" link on your shared items page.

How to add items to your Google Reader shared items

Go to any feed in Google Reader.

Now find a post you like in that feed and scroll down to the end of the post. There you will find "share" and "share with note" links in the Google Reader frame. Click "share" and the post is added to your Google Reader shared items page.

If you click "share with note" you can add a comment to the blog post. If you click the "star" this is the equivalent of Google Reader favorites. Adding a star does NOT however add this item to your shared items.

Now find another post you like and click "share with note" and the bottom a blog post in Google Reader. You will see a DHTML overlay appear and from there you can add your own comment of a note to self and others.

Finally you can email a link to a friend thru Gmail where you can access your Gmail contacts and Google Friend Connect friends list.

Why are Google Reader Shared Items important?

Google Reader Shared Itmes are fully followed links in HTML that Google spiders can find and follow. Every time a subscriber to a feed adds a shared item to their profile it creates a link back to your site.