Over-feeding
I prefer the RSS subscriptions over the book-marks/favorite. While the list of feeds acts like a list of favorites, RSS also alerts you if there is something new on any of the favorites.
Still, I'd become over-fed. With 240 feeds in my list, it's impractical to stay on top of everything that's new; and it is not of value anyway. So, I recently reorganized my list, separating out feeds that I want to check out at my leisure. Another category is feeds of interest that I can simply ignore if I've got other things going on.
A while ago, I wrote a little program to merge OPML files (lists of feeds) from friends, into my own list. Recently, I used the same program to reorganize my list, because Google Reader does not offer a nice drag/drop interface. Check it out if you want a simple OPML-merging tool.
Still, I'd become over-fed. With 240 feeds in my list, it's impractical to stay on top of everything that's new; and it is not of value anyway. So, I recently reorganized my list, separating out feeds that I want to check out at my leisure. Another category is feeds of interest that I can simply ignore if I've got other things going on.
A while ago, I wrote a little program to merge OPML files (lists of feeds) from friends, into my own list. Recently, I used the same program to reorganize my list, because Google Reader does not offer a nice drag/drop interface. Check it out if you want a simple OPML-merging tool.
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posted by SN at
4:11 PM
4 Comments:
This is the very same problem I have - how does I work OPML?
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Tenure, at 2:03 AM
Your reader software has the ability to export your list of RSS feeds or to import a new list from elsewhere. For instance, if you use Google Reader, go to the "Settings" page, then click on Import/Export, then you can either import a new list from a file, or export your existing list to a file. The format of the file is "OPML". Google reader will save it as a ".XML" file, some other readerss save it as ".OPML".
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softwareNerd, at 3:55 AM
I always wondered how you did it. When I got your opml I was like, "holy @#$%!, how does he read all these?!"
I've now developed a little process for adding new feeds. I put them in a separate folder and if htey over the long term motivate me enough to read them, then I move them into permanent folders.
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Kendall J, at 5:57 AM
BTW, Tenure: One can also "hand-edit" OPML files in an editor like Notepad. They're text, and the structure is easy enough to understand.
Kendall... great minds think alike! I ended up creating a catergory called "Checking" for new feeds. I dd make an exception for feeds by "Objectivists" (used loosely). To my surprise, that list has grown to over 100! (I suppose that's good news.) Anyhow, only about 20 of those are really regular.
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softwareNerd, at 1:55 PM
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