Mark and Ed pulled me into a web advertising and truncated vs. full feeds conversation.
Neither Mark nor I can find any writing/ranting I did on truncated feeds (these days I’m ambivalent – unsubbing is easy enough). If this rings a bell for you, can you put a pointer in the comments. Thanks.
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Dave Winer just retired share.opml.org, one of the early projects that was about discovering and sharing the feeds you read.
One of the things I liked about Share Your OPML is that I could point it at a URL of my feeds rather than uploading a file. I’m not a big fan of uploading when I have something sitting on a server already.
The only problem with this – the silo-ed nature of the current feed readers export to a file more easily than they export to a URL. ShareYourOPML gave out URLs.
Cullect has takes urls on the import and the export. Want the opml for Cullect.com/65 – the comedy reading list Aric and Cayenne are curating? here you go: http://cullect.com/65.opml.
Easy to share (and just one of the ways to share your reading list).
Want to see the other reading lists those feeds might be in? Pop over to http://cullect.com/65/feeds and look for ‘Also in…’.
Easy to discover (and just one of the ways to find new feeds in Cullect).
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Considering I’m a couple blocks in either direction from the Minneapolis city boundaries, I’m amused to see this ‘Coming Soon’ network in my available network listing – while sitting on my sofa.
I’m guessing this means the Phase 5 Build out is on schedule for Feb 2008 completion.
We all have different facets of our personality – if only work and family. The things that are relevant and interesting for work are off-topic for family. It’s an national election year, so I bet a you’re tracking politics more closely than other years. Again, a separate facet or mindset. Sometimes distinct from the other two.
Last night, I spoke with someone who maintains 2 separated Google Reader accounts – each one for a different high-level topic (marketing news vs. industry news). To switch between those topics, he needs to sign out of one Google account sign into the other (or have a browser / account). Not the most reader-friendly or elegant set up, but it solved the problem of information-overload-via-mixed-interests.
I was impressed with the hack, but not surprised. Today’s feed readers break quickly once feed counts hit triple digits and the ‘single reading list per person’ amplifies the problem.
Right now, I’m actively maintaining 5 feed reading lists (“Cullections”) in Cullect.com for a total of 210 feeds:
I quickly navigate to each reading list by clicking it’s number at the top of my browser window, or using the number keyboard shortcuts. No re-signing-in or moving to a completely different browser.
While there’s a little overlap in feeds across those lists, I find it useful for ensuring I catch the really relevant things – those things overlapping my interests.
In each of those interests, there are different people I trust. For example, Ben Moore and I have similar economics perspectives. I’m interested in the economics feeds he reads and the individual posts he finds interested. So, I’ve invited him to my Economics reading list. Think of it as pair-programming for feed reading. We each get the benefit of another pair of eyes at the day’s items. With Cullect.com being open – you can read the things we’re reading and use it to start your own economics reading list – with a different slant.
All of this is to state, I no longer feel information overload and I’ve been able to dramatically cut down the time I take reading feeds all while feeling more connected.
Plus, when others ask me what blogs or podcasts I like, I can point them to one of these reading lists and they’re on their way.
Monthly subscriptions are now available for as little as $6/month (gets you 3 Cullections). Try it out and let me know what you think.
Thanks.
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This podcast kicks off a new monthly coffee review series at the First Crack Podcast.
This month, I’m reviewing: George Howell’s Terroir Coffee: Kenya Mamuto Kirinyaga
First, it took me a while to tweak the grinder back for a good press pot. In that time, the time was ticking on the coffee itself. Lesson learned for February.
This is a great bean, Andrew called it his favorite bean in the past 3 months. In the press pot I tasted heavy blueberry and banana notes with a trace of cherry and just a whiff of cocoa.
In the Mocha Brew, the cup was sharp and thin, very little flavor or mouthfeel. So, while I had two cups in front of me, I avoided that one.
Special thanks to my wife and Andrew Kopplin at Kopplin’s Coffee for inspiring this series and selecting this month’s coffee.
Listen to Coffee Review – Grand Cru Kenya: Mamuto, Kirinyaga [7 min].
Elsewhere:
CoffeeReview.com: Kenya Mamuto Kirinyaga – 96 points
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