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Make Signal From Noise With AideRSS

by · July 16, 2008

AideRSS gets some kudos today. Not just for providing a service that helps bloggers determine which of their posts are the most engaging. Not just for building out a Google Reader plugin (plus integration with Newsgator and others) that lets you weed out the less relevant or active posts and cut down the noise to get a better signal from your feed reading experience. And not just for having easy to understand how-to videos on their website to show folks how to use their service. Sure, I’m going to talk about all of those, but I’ll also compliment them on devising a compelling reason for some of the top social media and marketing bloggers to write about their service. More on that in a moment.

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Stronger Signal, Less Noise

by · May 7, 2008

If there’s one social media tool, or more appropriately, one technological advancement which enhances social media I am beholden to above all others, it’s RSS. Really Simple Syndication redefined web surfing for me. I’m convinced it can do the same for the rest of the world, whenever they come around to it. I’m even happy to spread the joy.

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Spreading The Joy Of RSS

by · February 22, 2008

The day I took the time to sit down and learn RSS and RSS feeds changed my life. No, there weren’t angelic choruses accompanying beams of light breaking through Moses-like parts in the ceiling. But converting to feeds as a web hyper-user literally trimmed an hour and a half to two hours a day off of my browsing time commitment.

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RSS Feeds: Who Are Your Must Reads?

by · December 14, 2007

RSS IconI’ve popped a question on Twitter a couple of times this week asking folks for suggestions on organizing my RSS feeds. My current list includes 305 feeds and has become an overwhelming challenge from a time management standpoint. While there were some great suggestions, links and advice shared, I decided to try and solve the problem in my brain, which is always scary.

Wednesday night I decided my brain wasn’t big enough to handle this, but I needed to be more specific about the issue, so I asked my Twitter crowd a version of this, which I am now asking all of you:

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