Commenting In Google Reader

So, this blogger walks into a bar. She's been having a tumultuous relationship with her boyfriend, Bloglines. The whole 3-pane set-up to comment while reading a post has been okay, but really more of a meh. She likes wide open spaces, and frankly, she has been feeling a little boxed in.

So, she snuck around behind her boyfriend's back and hooked up with his fraternity brother, Google Reader. She's heard he's good at what he does, and this little bloggy two shoes had been starting to feel that she'd been missing out on the action. She knows his reputation, and everything she's seen and heard has led her to believe that he is lacking in the comment department. I mean, why take a gander at the content if you can't brag about it, you know?

Then, last night, she took the plunge. Went whole hog. Exported her feeds and fed them to him, one by one, dipped in Cointreau and sugar. Would it be possible for this to be more than a one night stand? The comment feature was the keystone. If Google Reader's in-reader comment feature could be teased out and put through its paces, there was potential for this relationship.

After a few hours of clicking and dragging, the ability to comment while in Google Reader? Found. And tested. So far? So good. Here's the trick*: You know when you click on a blog from your feeds in the left hand column? And in the main right-hand pane, at the end of each post you see the words in grey such as Add Star, Like, Share, Email, Keep Unread, Preview? Hit PREVIEW, folks. It will open the actual page within Google Reader and you can comment from there. You can comment as you read without ever leaving the comfort of this fraternity boy's arms. No more going back a day late and a dollar short. Do the deed and move on. Show the blog love folks. Show the love.

This has been your NATUI public service announcement. You can thank me by buying me something cool and geeky.

*If you already knew how to do this, don't tell me I told you so. Plenty of us didn't know, so sod off.