I’ve been actively using Google Reader as my sole feed reader consistently for more than a month. Mind you, I have been playing with it since its inception but now I’ve pretty much familiarised myself with the interface.
Overall, I’m pleased with my Google Reader experience, except for one critical aspect which I found extremely strange for a Google product; the complete absence of a search interface.
I mean if there’s one thing that you’d expect from Google, it’ll be robust search capabilities. Check out Google Labs, every single project developed there, bar Google Reader of course, has some form of search function.
After writing this post, it seems that I’m not the only person who wants this feature.
Hopefully searching will be integrated in Google Reader soon 
March 29th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
yup, i REALLY need that feature. thats the ultimate flaw for a fine product by google.
March 29th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Yeah, it’s one of those things what makes you go “What the heck?!”…
Especially since this is Google we’re talking about!
March 29th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
[...] if you do report it to Google, please include the suggestion of the HTNet blog. Overall, I’m pleased with my Google Reader experience, except for one critical aspect [...]
April 9th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
I agree Google what’s your problem. can’t you see people need a search feature. maybe if everybody complains they will add it in their next version. we can only hope. but other than that I think it’s a great interface.
June 25th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
[...] Lack of search facilities [...]
September 6th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
[...] I then closed my Google Reader tab and reopened it, and there it was; the search form that I’ve been pining for! [...]