Public Google Reader folders (tags) have feeds. They don't require
authentication; I can manage them in Yahoo Pipes, anyone can see them.

Things are different from the Google Reader Shared Items (and probably
starred items too). They have a feed, but it requires a Google
(gmail?) account to be read.

For example, here's the Atom feed for my shared items:

http://www.google.com/reader/atom/user/06457543619879090746/state/com...

I think anyone with a Google account can view it (may have to log in)
this feed using Google Reader.

I can't add it to Bloglines though, and Yahoo Pipes can't process it.

I do realize that anyone can view the web version of this:

http://www.google.com/reader/shared/06457543619879090746

but that's not what I want to share. I want to be able to publicly
share and process the shared items feed including sharing it with
people who don't have a gmail account.

Is there a way to do this (short of using a feed proxy)?

Is this something we could ask Google to enable in the feedback and
suggestions area?

Thanks,
john
[email address]

tags: jfaughnan, jgfaughnan, google reader, shared items feed, atom,
google shared items, authentication, cookie, cannot view, Yahoo!
Pipes, Bloglines.