Comments on: What I Want in a Feed Reader http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:08:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79500 Rob Hyndman Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:37:35 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79500 Thanks, Ryan - will check that out. Thanks, Ryan - will check that out.

]]> By: Ryan Coleman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79498 Ryan Coleman Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:45:22 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79498 Rob - I've found the "Auto" sort function on Google Reader has been quite helpful. Basically it pushes noisier blogs down and floats less "noisy" blogs to the top (but with all things Google it also mixes things up with an algorithm or two). I've found it makes things a lot more efficient so my skim sessions are more productive, and when I have time to read more I can dig deeper into the potpourri pile of noisy blogs (like lifehacker etc.) Rob - I’ve found the “Auto” sort function on Google Reader has been quite helpful. Basically it pushes noisier blogs down and floats less “noisy” blogs to the top (but with all things Google it also mixes things up with an algorithm or two).

I’ve found it makes things a lot more efficient so my skim sessions are more productive, and when I have time to read more I can dig deeper into the potpourri pile of noisy blogs (like lifehacker etc.)

]]> By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79490 Ilya Grigorik Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:10:17 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79490 Tris, just sent you an invite! Tris, just sent you an invite!

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79489 Rob Hyndman Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:38:57 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79489 So far, yes, I think. So far, yes, I think.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79488 Tris Hussey Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:34:32 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79488 aideRSS sounds very cool ... is it invite only? aideRSS sounds very cool … is it invite only?

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79487 Rob Hyndman Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79487 Thanks, Ilya - sounds great. Thanks, Ilya - sounds great.

]]> By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79486 Ilya Grigorik Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:05:38 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79486 Rob/David, I feel your pain, in fact that's exactly how AideRSS came to be. My problem with most tools today is that they try to solve information overload by presenting you with even more information: "hey you like this, you’ll like that as well!" Collaborative filtering is great, but it doesn’t address the actual problem. AideRSS is a different way of looking at the same problem – we look at individual authors, and rank their content with respect to themselves only. This way, while still relying on 'social popularity/engagement' metrics, at least you’re not at a whim of the latest social gossip/meme. Essentially, we allow the reader to set a performance bar for the author: "give me only the posts which are above your average response rate". I’m not claiming that this is a perfect system, but we found that it works great for peripheral interests (that cooking blog, etc.) In short, it does sound like you should definitely give AideRSS a try, and we’ll keep you posted on our progress. Best, Ilya Grigorik ilya@aiderss.com Rob/David, I feel your pain, in fact that’s exactly how AideRSS came to be. My problem with most tools today is that they try to solve information overload by presenting you with even more information: “hey you like this, you’ll like that as well!” Collaborative filtering is great, but it doesn’t address the actual problem.

AideRSS is a different way of looking at the same problem – we look at individual authors, and rank their content with respect to themselves only. This way, while still relying on ’social popularity/engagement’ metrics, at least you’re not at a whim of the latest social gossip/meme. Essentially, we allow the reader to set a performance bar for the author: “give me only the posts which are above your average response rate”. I’m not claiming that this is a perfect system, but we found that it works great for peripheral interests (that cooking blog, etc.)

In short, it does sound like you should definitely give AideRSS a try, and we’ll keep you posted on our progress.

Best,

Ilya Grigorik
ilya@aiderss.com

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79485 Rob Hyndman Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:15:20 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79485 Thanks for this, Tris - I'm a Mac guy. They must have added that to FD after I left Windows. Thanks for this, Tris - I’m a Mac guy. They must have added that to FD after I left Windows.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79483 Tris Hussey Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:24:28 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79483 Rob I can't remember if you're on a Mac or PC, but the "Popular Topics" feature in FeedDemon is pretty powerful. It lets you look at what folks within your own subscriptions are talking about as well as people who use Newsgator Online. I can look at Today, Yesterday, last 24 hrs, last 48 hrs, and last 5 days. I've found it gives results much different than Techmeme or other memetrackers. Rob I can’t remember if you’re on a Mac or PC, but the “Popular Topics” feature in FeedDemon is pretty powerful. It lets you look at what folks within your own subscriptions are talking about as well as people who use Newsgator Online. I can look at Today, Yesterday, last 24 hrs, last 48 hrs, and last 5 days. I’ve found it gives results much different than Techmeme or other memetrackers.

]]> By: aideRSS.com - What’s next in RSS | StartupNorth http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79480 aideRSS.com - What’s next in RSS | StartupNorth Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:28:34 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/07/12/what-i-want-in-a-feed-reader/#comment-79480 [...] suggest you ask in the comments below, I am sure they will let as many in as possible, and perhaps Rob can relax a bit now, help is on the way it [...] [...] suggest you ask in the comments below, I am sure they will let as many in as possible, and perhaps Rob can relax a bit now, help is on the way it [...]

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