Comments on: The best cross-platform RSS feed reader http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/ Sean Tierney's Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:42:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh Scribner http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-310385 Josh Scribner Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:08:01 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/#comment-310385 I have found that the Feed Reader problem you describe is the same problem people face in dealing with any large body of rapidly growing information. Organization of the material, based on your goals and needs, is critical. For example, I have my feeds split first between personal and business, then split again into categories -- like news, industry blogs, server updates, etc. Within those are high priority and low priority folders, and only then do the feeds appear. When I read content, I use the folder aggregators. I delete everything after I have handled it, and I don't feel bad about trashing thousands of entries from the low priority folders. A little ruthlessness, and a recognition that if it was a high priority it would have showed up on some of the expert blogs (as you describe). I put those in the high priority folders. Josh Scribner - IBM Social Computing Advocate (these comments are my own and not necessarily representative of IBM's positions, strategies, or opinions) I have found that the Feed Reader problem you describe is the same problem people face in dealing with any large body of rapidly growing information. Organization of the material, based on your goals and needs, is critical.

For example, I have my feeds split first between personal and business, then split again into categories — like news, industry blogs, server updates, etc. Within those are high priority and low priority folders, and only then do the feeds appear.

When I read content, I use the folder aggregators. I delete everything after I have handled it, and I don’t feel bad about trashing thousands of entries from the low priority folders. A little ruthlessness, and a recognition that if it was a high priority it would have showed up on some of the expert blogs (as you describe). I put those in the high priority folders.

Josh Scribner – IBM Social Computing Advocate
(these comments are my own and not necessarily representative of IBM’s positions, strategies, or opinions)

]]> By: Cheryl Colan http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-158042 Cheryl Colan Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:29:12 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/#comment-158042 Google reader lost me as soon as I realized I couldn't find a "mark all as read" button or checkbox during one of my "purge" moments. Google reader lost me as soon as I realized I couldn’t find a “mark all as read” button or checkbox during one of my “purge” moments.

]]> By: The Brian Shaler Blog » Calculating Your Value on Twitter http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-158035 The Brian Shaler Blog » Calculating Your Value on Twitter Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:59:16 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/#comment-158035 [...] Robert Scoble recently wrote about the value of the number of people you follow, and how he thinks it is more important of a metric than the number of people who follow you. I definitely do not disagree with the importance of listening to many sources (I even wrote about and agree with Sean Tierney’s thoughts on people who subscribe to many RSS feeds). However, the number itself is not a metric of the value of one’s content. Anyone, especially uninteresting people, can follow thousands of users on Twitter. [...] [...] Robert Scoble recently wrote about the value of the number of people you follow, and how he thinks it is more important of a metric than the number of people who follow you. I definitely do not disagree with the importance of listening to many sources (I even wrote about and agree with Sean Tierney’s thoughts on people who subscribe to many RSS feeds). However, the number itself is not a metric of the value of one’s content. Anyone, especially uninteresting people, can follow thousands of users on Twitter. [...]

]]> By: The Brian Shaler Blog » ReadPhoenix: Top Blog Posts of the Week #1 http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-110305 The Brian Shaler Blog » ReadPhoenix: Top Blog Posts of the Week #1 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:25:28 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/12/12/the-best-cross-platform-rss-feed-reader/#comment-110305 [...] Blog: Scrollin’ On Dubs Author: Sean Tierney Company: JumpBox Post Title: The best cross-platform RSS feed reader [...] [...] Blog: Scrollin’ On Dubs Author: Sean Tierney Company: JumpBox Post Title: The best cross-platform RSS feed reader [...]

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