Thing 4

Social Reading

I like the idea of social reading apps, because it can give you something to do if you're caught without a book. I know, I know, you can download books on your smartphone too! I'm sure we'll get to that later. I don't think I want to tell the world every time I read an interesting article, but I would like a quick and easy way to share content with people who might find it interesting.

 Anyway, I read a lot of these links to find just the right app, and thought Feedly was the one for me, but it's just not doing it for me. For some reason I have a hard time searching for content. I tried it a few times using the "Magazine" view, but ended up deleting the app. Then I tried Flipboard, which I like much better. I like the colorful but clean and simple layout. When you click on Topics, I love how it gives you endless ideas for subjects to follow, rather than just a few broad categories. So now I get articles on vegetarian recipes, cute animals, librarianship, dog training, etc. I also like the ease of marking an article to read later. I haven't tried sharing an article yet, but that looks easy enough.