Following Versus Subscribing

Following is a new feature of Blogger. Here is the difference between adding yourself as a follower and subscribing to a blog (which is really the same as adding it as a RSS feed).

Follow: This allows you to let the blog writer and others know that you are a fan of this blog.
To use:

• Click on the Followers widget.
• Choose to follow it publicly or privately.
• This will show your icon on the blog page and put it in your Reading List.

Reading List / Subscribing: Your Blogger Reading List, located under your list of blogs on your dashboard, enables you to subscribe to any blog with a feed. It will update instantly each time a new post is published on any blog in your Reading List.
(See Blogger Help: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=99761)

To Use:

• Click on the "Blogs I'm Following" tab under "My Reading List" on your Blogger Dashboard.
• Click on the blue "Add" button
• Insert the URL of the blog you'd like to follow in the URL box.
• Click the add button.
• You can follow publicly or privately.
• This will also add this blog to your Google Reader account.