Twitter is my new RSS reader
When it comes to faithfully consuming RSS feeds in , I suck! The things pile up after days of neglect to the point where I simply click "mark all as read" and be done with it.
I'm far from being without recourse however. , and to some degree Plurk, have become my new RSS feeders of choice. For example, just today I received the following tweets...
- To my 'dotcomrades': Check out these newly minted words: http://tinyurl.com/5ftgjm
- MarketingProfs Avoiding the CAN-SPAM buzz kill: http://tinyurl.com/65fzty
- This Conversation is Making me Dizzy: http://tinyurl.com/67mjtn
- Oldie but goodie: " How to Successfully Moderate a Conference Panel, A Comprehensive Guide" http://tinyurl.com/2kmnbt
- Traveling around the U.S.? Have time to kill between conferences? Check out Crocs' www.citiesbyfoot.com website for walking destinations! (I'm a big Crocs fan btw)
All that within just a few minutes. So, tell me, what do I need Google Reader for again? Has Twitter, Plurk, Friendfeed and other such apps changed the way you consume RSS feeds and gather your information?
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Unfortunately i agree - Twitter has become like a big RSS reader. The conversational element of it still happens, but more and more it's "read this" "look at that" etc etc - kinda turning me off!
I also suck at keeping up with feeds, but still persevere with G-reader. Feedly helps out somewhat by fooling me into thinking i'm reading a regular website with all the new top stories I want to read, right there for me.
My philosophy is simple - i follow peoples "genuine" RSS feeds to learn from them and follow their tweets (or plurks) to engage with them, find out more about them, the next level if you will -and when those tweets just become news - i might as well shift back to attempting to keep up with their RSS feed instead.
Great veiwpoint tho -and hey, you made it to my feedly frontpage so it must have been something i wanted to read i guess :)
Posted by: Alex -S- | July 22, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Twitter's an excellent way to stay on top of what's hot in social media! Though it can also be bombarded with spam and nonsense... You gotta follow the right people to break through the noise and find the one's with meaning.
I'll stick to my feedreader and I'll peek in every-so-often to see what's going on in the twitterverse as well.
Posted by: Ricardo Bueno | July 22, 2008 at 04:44 PM