Track Any Website Changes using Google Reader | LiewCF.com

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Track Any Website Changes using Google Reader

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:00 PM PST

Now you can track any website changes using Google Reader, even the website does not provide a RSS feed. I show you how.

google reader generate feed

  1. Copy the web page address that you want to track (but do not provide a feed).
  2. Goto Google Reader and click the “Add a subscription” button.
  3. Paste the web page address which you copied earlier and click “Add” button.
  4. Google Reader prompts that the web page does not provide a feed but it can create a feed for you. Click “Create a feed”.
  5. Done.

The feature comes handy if you want to track changes of a page but it does not provide a feed.

Here is example of Google Reader’s auto generated feed:

Google Reader auto generated feed

The generated feed is very simple and contains no info on what has been changed/added/deleted. Personally, it is not up to my expectation.

To track web page changes, I use ChangeDetection.com. What’s your recommended tool to track web page changes?