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Techcrunch and information overload
A few years back I used to scan and then clear out my RSS feeds everyday. Over time I’d narrowed the feeds I subscribed to down to a manageable amount and in twenty minutes could get through the days main news, plus the kind of serendipity you get from niche blogs to keep you on … Continue reading
Google reader redesign all white
This morning’s check of my RSS feeds produced a pleasant surprise. Google Reader’s previously rather ugly design has had a winter spring-clean with the heavy blue backgrounds toned down or replaced with a sprinkling of seasonal white snow. Changes in design to heavily used sites or applications are not for the faint-hearted and are a … Continue reading
Google recommendations turn the Reader blue
Google has introduced a new recommendations feature to your homepage in Google Reader. This analyses your feeds list and presents a series of blog that it recommends. It’s unobtrusive and doesn’t flood your Reader with new posts to process. However, it may still need a little work… I was more than a little surprised to … Continue reading
Google Reader search at last
Having experimented with several feed readers over the years, I’ve finally settled on Google Reader. The shortcuts, clean design and viewing options meet the majority of my needs. However, there were two major sources of annoyance – number of posts display and no search. Quite why a search company like Google wouldn’t include the ability … Continue reading
TechnoCloud the widget
Now you can add TechnoCloud as a widget to your blog or space courtesy of Widgetbox’s Blidget. Widgetbox also comes with a built-in stats package which allows the publisher to see not only subscriber numbers, but also the number of views of a particular widget. The widget can also be customised in terms of size, … Continue reading
Google Reader draws a blank
After many, many months using Bloglines, I was tempted by the hype about Google Reader and decided to give it a try to find a better way of managing my feeds. A weekend or even a couple of days holiday meant the backlog of articles soon built up to unmanageable proportions and I didn’t find … Continue reading
