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Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

WE — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:22:51 -0000

hi, would love to take up your offer to have a go at Toluu.

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

BA — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:16:45 -0000

Great post. RSS oOverload is why I created nobosh.com, to filter out the bosh (non-sense). I didn't complain, I did something about it.

My Bloglines account had over 500+ RSS subscriptions which included many top tech blogs that covered the exact same story a 100 times over. It was a waste of my time. I wanted and intelligent aggregator, hence nobosh.

BA
bahellman@nobosh.com
http://nobosh.com

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

lechtitseb — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:03:11 -0000

Hi!

I've been using Google Reader for a very long time now, I also have over 700 feeds on my list. So far, I'm very happy with it, I've been using the folders to sort my feeds by categories and I also have a special "things that matter" folder where I keep those few feeds I really want to follow closely.

I also use the read it later firefox extension (http://www.ideashower.com/i... which has an integration with google reader, allowing you to easily filter out those posts very few people have read, which can help identify the most important ones.

In my spare time, I started developing an unofficial api for google reader in Java (since they didn't release an official one yet), for those interested: http://code.google.com/p/gr...

Thanks again for the post and happy google reading to everyone :)

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Mike Fruchter — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:49:41 -0000

Jennifer,

As you know, I considered you and still do way above the cut compared to other bloggers in the game. If I recall I even called you "prominent". My opinion of you has never changed. My opinion is since the staff cleansing at Mashable in December, the caliber and quality started to go down hill. This is not a slant against you, you are just doing your job. I still do find some quality gems at Mashable, but it's been rare lately and it's often from guest posters.

Mike

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Simon — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:27:48 -0000

Some really useful thoughts there. Although I'm not sure that I'm bothered enough by the 1000+ count to bother using the "hide feed count" feature. I have all my feeds in topical folders loosely divided between work-related and personal interest. I never check all my unread feeds at one go, but check a different folder every day, usually leaving the personal ones for free time in weekends. This way my count is permanently over 1000+, but I'm getting through the material without feeling overloaded.

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Jeff C. — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:33:55 -0000

I had one other suggestion - its "tool dependent," but I've found it helpful. With NetNewsWire, I've been able to set up which feeds are updated on multiple devices: I have some feeds that appear only on the iphone client (the ones with short, easy to read articles I can check out on the bus); others only appear on my work client (usually tech. related), and still others are for my MBP (the other million feeds).

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Jennifer Van Grove — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:39:08 -0000

Hey Mike, great piece...especially since I do feel overwhelmed by my feed reader. Of course I'm disappointed about your Mashable remarks...hope you give us a second chance at some point...and you know where to find me (FF or Twitter) if you want to chat in more detail. I take my work pretty seriously, so I'm always looking for feedback and ways to improve.

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Craig — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:14:55 -0000

The folders is key to staying organized. I have gotten lazy with them but am trying to do a better job at separating blogs for work, industry related, sports and well just fun ones.

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Stuart Miniman — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:48:00 -0000

+1 and thanks for the pointer to keyboard shortcuts in the article (so few people spend the time to learn to utilize functionality in tools anymore)

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Courtney Engle Robertson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:21:47 -0000

Thanks Louis! ~Courtney

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Courtney Engle Robertson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:06:14 -0000

Toluu looks really handy. I subscribe to nearly as many feeds, and use it primarily to skim headlines. Some sites I read constantly, while many I just browse if the title sparks interest. Most I simply delete. Power reading. Oh - invites.... user name listed here @gmail.com. (hopeful)

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Louis Gray — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:13:38 -0000

Courane, your Toluu invite is on its way.

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smilbandit — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:33:22 -0000

I've been working with it but so far sharing doesn't work correctly yet, and I've been kinda holding off for an official reader api. With the resent uncertainty of the google products and how much development reader may or may not get, I think i'm going to just go with plan b. In plan b I'll just setup a second wordpress blog or use tumblr and use the xmlrpc interface to create a share feed.

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Sarah Stambler — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:16:36 -0000

I'd like an invite to Toluu - nl@e-tactics.com

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timhoeck — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:03:46 -0000

Giving up an RSS reader is a horrible idea. It's like saying you are no longer going to watch the news, you are just going to rely on friends to tell you what happened. How do you know they are going to give you the info you are looking for? However, I have also finally convinced myself that I do not need to read EVERY article in reader.. just read until you don't want to read anymore - when your done, MARK ALL AS READ.

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Louis Gray — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:22:19 -0000

Sarah, your Toluu invite is on its way.

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Mike Fruchter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:08:19 -0000

Frank,

Invite has been sent.

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sofarsoshawn — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:49:00 -0000

LOL love this entry! & am in the same place w/ Sean&Shevonne ~ there's no exam!

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Shevonne — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:48:00 -0000

@Sean Exactly. I do the same.

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Sean McBride — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:45:00 -0000

I subscribe to about 1,000 feeds in Google Reader (including Friendfeed feeds), and don't feel the slightest stress or pressure about keeping up. I prioritize the most important 30 feeds in folders by groups of ten, read whatever items time comfortably permits, and ignore the rest. Information overload is a product of lack of prioritization. Of course, if you don't know your own priorities, you are in trouble on the Internet. (I discovered this item in my GR feed for FFHolic Most Discussed.)

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Frank Bradley — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:43:38 -0000

nice post - very helpful. i'd love a Tuluu invite. fbradley@gmail.com

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mikepk — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:10:38 -0000

Saw it, thanks! I sometimes feel like the "crazy person in the wilderness" if you know what I mean. Don't worry too much about reviewing Grazr. I wasn't trying to push it (too hard). We still haven't addressed all of the issues Scoble smacked us down for a few months ago. The core issue is, what problem is all this tech trying to solve? We still haven't worked out exactly what all the technology in Grazr wants to be, and it can lead to a bit of a scattershot feel. We're using a lot of tech we built for Grazr to create more targeted products with more immediate revenue potential. I think we might have been a bit too early and I would like to come back to Grazr at some point and spend some dev time on it but only time will tell.

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Mike Fruchter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:52:47 -0000

Mike,

Thanks for the comment. I left a follow up comment on your blog.

Re: louisgray.com: RSS Overload: Don't Complain, Do Something About It

Mike Fruchter — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:06:17 -0000

Caleb,

You are very welcome. As you know it's been one my favorite applications since discovering it on louisgray.com some time ago. Toluu and Google Reader go hand in hand for me. The service has come a long way, and I'm excited to see the direction it's going in for 2009.

Have a great weekend,

Mike

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Edwin Khodabakchian — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:59:22 -0000

If you do and have suggestions on how to improve it, please let us know and we will integrate it into our roadmap: http://spreadsheets.google.... thank you. -Edwin