Favicons are the small icons you see next to a website name or URL while using your internet browser. For most websites these favicons have become permanent branding images, and are a great way to keep track of what site you on. Google just introduced a new feature in Google Reader that allows the use of favicons to help identify feeds and give Google Reader a little more color. The process is simple enough as you can see from the screenshot below.
How To Use Favicons With Google Reader
1. Sign-in to Google Reader. Click the Settings link and then once inside Click the Preference tab. Near the bottom of this tab Check the box for Show favicons for subscriptions.
Now with favicons enabled, whenever you see the site your subscribing from you should also see the their favicon if they have one.
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