The team working on Google Reader has announced new sharing and bookmarking options through the Reader interface intended to make the task of saving/sharing your favorite sites/blogs a snap.  

Bookmarking - A link has been provided within your Notes page, which can be dragged to your browser bookmarks bar.  Simply click the link on a page you wish to share on Google Reader.  From this, a note can be added to the page, similar to the current method in Google Bookmarks.  

Share with Note - Below each feed, an additional button has been included, to “Share with note”, which creates a copy of that item with a note attached to it.  

Add a Note - This option allows you to share a thought with your friends without the need to attach any particular item or post.  Option found at the top of the Notes page.

Shared Items Page Additions - Three new styles have been added - “Default”, “Ice Cream”, “Ninjas”, and “Sea”, which add a few different choices for those of you who would like multiple options.

If an item is being shared by a friend, it is placed in a different area, separated from your normal subscriptions.

In my opinion, these are some great options for sharing, making the whole sharing experience just a little more convenient.  

On a side note: Google Docs now has an option for embedding differently sized presentations - small, medium, or large, making it less cumbersome to add presentations to your blog if using Google Presentations.

[via Official Google Reader Blog]