DISQUS

louisgray.com: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/alltops-custom-pages-finally-tip-me-to.html

  • charlieanzman · 9 months ago
    OK Louis. You did it again. Just as I was about to do a post on MY Alltop page (replacing my onsite Google Shared Reader feed for now), I see this piece.

    Incredible .... and I'll probably write it anyway :)

    Nice to see I'm sorta still there, on yours, as you are here: http://my.alltop.com/charlieanzman

    Good Weekend my friend ...
  • Adam Singer · 9 months ago
    Nice page Louis - I agree, it's a neat product. I like that they give you a custom URL for your feed too. It's like iGoogle, but you can just send a link to someone.
  • Mike Lizun · 9 months ago
    Agree, Louis. I follow about 20 topics regularly on AllTop. It will be nice to not have to visit the topic page every time I want to revisit one. I'm in PR/Media/Social media relations, and I find it to be one of the most valuable sites to find the best content on the web, and a great way to discover blogs that may otherwise stay buried in a Google search.

    Wouldn't mind RSS feeds for each topic ;-)

    Mike Lizun
    http://www.twitter.com/mikelizun
  • Guy Kawasaki · 9 months ago
    There will be RSS for a person's MyAlltop page shortly. We may even do it for every page.
  • robdiana · 9 months ago
    I find it rather ironic that my "Alltop is not ready for the mainstream" post is readily visible in that image. As I said in my post, it is a really solid foundation and it will be interesting to see what they do. If they can get blog discovery working well, they can absolutely get mainstream adoption.
  • Fred · 9 months ago
    I still prefer the iGoogle + popurls combo. Alltop has become the dmoz of RSS but the rss-reader feature is just too simple.
  • Matt Soreco · 9 months ago
    Meh. For me, it's just another page to maintain and visit. I still prefer google reader as it's easier to use and has the ability to share, star, e-mail, tag, etc.
  • chris peoples · 9 months ago
    Sounds like Netvibes. And Netvibes has way more customizing options.
  • David · 9 months ago
    Great post. I'm a fan of both Guy and AllTop and no doubt will create my own custom AllTop page as you have. The question that I will be looking to answer is how is this better/worse/different from netvibes? Netvibes sounds (as I haven't used the new custom AllTop) to be more customizable and shareable. Would love to hear your thoughts as I begin to gather mine.
  • Vishy · 9 months ago
    i like the interface because you can scan your favorite blogs very quickly on the same page
  • Louis Gray · 9 months ago
    Matt, one thing I believe it does for me is show my "favorite" feeds, if there is such a thing. Forget a blogroll. I can post up the feeds and people I read most often in one place.
  • John Haydon · 9 months ago
    One thing the MyAlltop needs is a feed coming *out* of your page. I might use this feed on my blog, in my Twitter feed or even on Facebook.
  • Bob Sonin · 9 months ago
    alltop is embarassing
  • Charlie Anzman · 9 months ago
    Was gonna do a post ... Copped a quick comment on yours instead :)
  • Crenk · 9 months ago
    Hey Luis, How come you dont have us on your new alltop?