There are a number of characteristics that have drawn me to tumblr, ease of use being the most obvious. But one thing that has happened is that during the course of a browsing session, I’ll come across sites I decide I want to read more often. Typically, I would load the RSS feed, copy it, and then paste it into Google reader, increasing my subscription count. But when the site in question is hosted by tumblr, I simply click the follow button at the top of the screen. So much easier.
The only issue: I now have two reading lists—one in my RSS reader and one in tumblr. Not sure yet if that’s a good thing.
