DISQUS

Roundpeg · 1 year ago

I appreciate the firehose analogy. I often feel that way if I don't check in on Twitter or Google reader for a few hours, but I have learned not to worry about missing something, if it is really important it will be retweeted, or someone else will write a link to it.
ontarioemperor · 1 year ago

These trends, of course, are not new. Even before 24 hour news networks, television was capable of reporting things that newspapers missed due to deadline.

True story - I can access mobile Google Reader on my cellphone, which gives me great flexibility regarding when I can read items. One night at 11:30, just before going to bed, I happened to check Google Reader - and discovered an announcement that my employer had agreed to sell my business unit to another company (pending regulatory approvals). I didn't sleep a lot that night, but I was certainly informed.
Todd Dewell · 1 year ago

What timezone is this? ... 9AM PST for the peak?
Louis Gray · 1 year ago

For me, the fact 9 a.m. is when I read has more to do with my own
workflow than when the news itself originates. It used to be that I
read much of my RSS feeds in the 7-8 a.m. timeframe, but now, that's
primarily consumed with baby feeding or recovering from the night's
interruptions. As a result, the feeds I would have read at home are
now read first thing at the office. And yes, according to the graph,
it's 9 a.m. Pacific time when I have the peak activity.