The 2011 redesign of Google Reader used less color and more white space.
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Google Reader standard feed view
A classic view of Google Reader.
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Add RSS link to Google Reader
Google Reader is capable of displaying an RSS link, such as a Facebook profile feed.
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Translate Google Reader items
Translations are available inside Google Reader for items displayed in other languages.
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Google Reader Ninja Easter egg
Google Reader comes with a Ninja Easter egg. To get a look, type the classic video game cheat code: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A.
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In-line media
A view of images displayed in-line on Google Reader.
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Google Reader folder views
A view of a typical "Subscriptions" folder view, along with the feed items.
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iGoogle also scrubbed
Last year Google announced its RSS reader and widget page, iGoogle, was going to be scrubbed as well.