@waynesutton: I've always wondered what one of the hardest working men in social media uses to keep up with everything...
Do you know of any stats around RSS usage? I hear the buzz that nobody really uses RSS anymore, but I a) haven't any numbers to prove it and b) think that the "problem" with RSS isn't the tech or the tools but the way we use it. I'll admit that there is plenty of room for innovation in the tools we use, building in filters, social rankings, etc., but it's still a pretty powerful tool if you know how to use it.
I'm glad you're following 1600 feeds so I don't have to :)
Wayne Sutton
· 5 months ago
Taylor, not... :)
Sorry I don't have any stats around RSS usage. I wish I did though to prove some people wrong on how people are still using RSS feeds. BTW, I enjoyed your post and pictures from your recent trip.
covati
· 5 months ago
I've taken to using searches in Seesmic Desktop (amongst several twitter accounts) as a great way to keep my twitter feeds digestible.
I must admit that my use of RSS has fallen by the wayside, it's pretty much just twitter and reddit.
jakrose
· 5 months ago
I don't know if any of us could keep up with the amount of RSS that Wayne does. But I have have peeled back a lot of my RSS as well. I focus my Google Reader on people, either what my friends share or what they write on their personal blogs.
NatMich
· 5 months ago
Good post. You listed a lot of interesting tools and in general sound like a very organized guy :). From what I can see, there seem to be two general ways to deal with/filter web noise:
1) save for later (social bookmarking and that sort of thing)- time filtering? 2) filter what even makes it to you by either using an RSS feed where you select what matches with your interests, or by using a tool that has some algorithm for determining what information is relevant (the tools you listed under "brand reputation").
I think both are incredibly useful (and often necessary) but find that on the "storage" end I can often develop quite an overwhelming build up :S. Typically, the tools that have been most useful for me thus far have fallen into the later category- things like Tweetdeck and Ensembli.
This LazyFeed sounds intriguing... Wanted to try it out but it looks like you need a promotional code :( ?
jakrose
· 5 months ago
True. Find something that filters by relevance or filters by time. I would say using smart people is another, but I suppose that is another kind of relevance.
Will check on LazyFeed invites and see if I can get some for the blog. Thanks.
Ryan
· 5 months ago
Jason, I vote that the next guest post series should be: "How I create the noise" featuring spammers, trolls, and bots.
jakrose
· 5 months ago
Ha, nice. Find some anonymous spammers to tell all. Maybe you could compose a fiction post as satire from that perspective?
Wayne Sutton
· 5 months ago
Jason, thanks creating the "How I filter the noise" blog series. It has been interesting to read how others filter information online and it seems most people are trying to filter information on Twitter and various blogs. I'm glad I was able to contribute.
ML Vanessa
· 5 months ago
Thank you for sharing the ways that you minimize online noise and distractions. It's very easy to get sucked into checking your email all of the time and trying to keep up with the overload of information coming at you daily. Especially when it's available at your desk and when you're mobile. You express a great amount of discipline that many could model to stay focused and practice good time management :)
arinewman
· 5 months ago
Some good suggestions in here Wayne! Wanted to let you know about a cool feature in Filtrbox that allows you to track (and get real-time alerts) when specific people talk about specific topics on Twitter. Andrew Hyde @andrewhyde did a how-to video here. http://andrewhyde.net/filtrbox-hack-persistant-...
If you haven't played with the G2 version, drop me a line and I'll set you up with a trial account!
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Do you know of any stats around RSS usage? I hear the buzz that nobody really uses RSS anymore, but I a) haven't any numbers to prove it and b) think that the "problem" with RSS isn't the tech or the tools but the way we use it. I'll admit that there is plenty of room for innovation in the tools we use, building in filters, social rankings, etc., but it's still a pretty powerful tool if you know how to use it.
I'm glad you're following 1600 feeds so I don't have to :)
Sorry I don't have any stats around RSS usage. I wish I did though to prove some people wrong on how people are still using RSS feeds. BTW, I enjoyed your post and pictures from your recent trip.
I must admit that my use of RSS has fallen by the wayside, it's pretty much just twitter and reddit.
does. But I have have peeled back a lot of my RSS as well. I focus my Google
Reader on people, either what my friends share or what they write on their
personal blogs.
1) save for later (social bookmarking and that sort of thing)- time filtering?
2) filter what even makes it to you by either using an RSS feed where you select what matches with your interests, or by using a tool that has some algorithm for determining what information is relevant (the tools you listed under "brand reputation").
I think both are incredibly useful (and often necessary) but find that on the "storage" end I can often develop quite an overwhelming build up :S. Typically, the tools that have been most useful for me thus far have fallen into the later category- things like Tweetdeck and Ensembli.
This LazyFeed sounds intriguing... Wanted to try it out but it looks like you need a promotional code :( ?
say using smart people is another, but I suppose that is another kind of
relevance.
Will check on LazyFeed invites and see if I can get some for the blog.
Thanks.
a fiction post as satire from that perspective?
If you haven't played with the G2 version, drop me a line and I'll set you up with a trial account!