Finding great stuff to read online

It could be argued that the evolution of internet memes can be largely attributed to students. It all started with forwarded links and emails ("OMG, have you seen this?!"), and has now developed into a set of online tools and sites designed specifically to help people consume and share lots of information.

But, as we all know, there are too many blogs and sites to possibly keep up with everything. So the real question is how to find the right sources to read or follow. I only followed a handful of blogs when I first started using Google Reader to track my favorite sites. Over time, I started incorporating recommendations from my friends, and my reading list quickly grew from 4 blogs to 34.

The Reader Team has worked hard to launch several sharing features that make it easier to find and subscribe to blogs that your friends like. But we thought we'd take it one step further by adding recommendations from some of the web's most prominent bloggers could to help take the stress out of the challenge of finding good stuff to read. First we asked leaders across a variety of fields -- journalism, tech, fashion, and food -- what they read online. Then we compiled their responses into our second edition of Power Readers, which we've expanded from last year's Power Readers in Politics.

Curious where Arianna Huffington goes to get different perspectives on the news? Ever wonder what other food blogs Mark Bittman reads? Visit www.google.com/powerreaders to explore and subscribe to recommended reading lists from all of our power readers, or to any individual blogs they like.

Posted by Zach Yeskel, Product Marketing Manager