Google Reader gets a facelift

Google has changed the interface on Google Reader. It took a while for me to get used to the changes, but it was worth it -- the new layout is quite different, but it will likely appeal a larger group than the previous version.

After playing with the new layout, I am actually quite fond of it -- a lot of things make sense.  The one behaviour I don't get is the "Home" tab shown when you first log into the service -- I would much prefer seeing the "All items" in the "List view" format as the default.  Overall though, I am thinking Google Reader now has a much better chance of gaining traction. 

Some new features include:

• Expanded view and list view
• Simplified sharing functionality
• Improved read-state management
• Infinite scrolling
• Unread counts
• Mark all as read