Comments on: Do you group your feeds? http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/ Lifehacking, business, development, design, and more... Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Paul Stamatiou http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7068 Paul Stamatiou Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:25:28 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7068 I use Google Reader and have feeds grouped into apple, blogs, tech, web-dev and cars. Probably around 250 feeds but that's too much and I need to start slimming it down. I use Google Reader and have feeds grouped into apple, blogs, tech, web-dev and cars. Probably around 250 feeds but that’s too much and I need to start slimming it down.

]]> By: Josh http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7070 Josh Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:36:05 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7070 Yeah. But do you find any real benefit from grouping them? I mean sure it seems logical...but does it really help to do that? Yeah. But do you find any real benefit from grouping them? I mean sure it seems logical…but does it really help to do that?

]]> By: Chris http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7100 Chris Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:48:19 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7100 I have 250 feeds that I subscribe to... up from 100 a year ago. I started adding them so I could track more trends. It's handy. I don't organize them either. What's the point? I have 250 feeds that I subscribe to… up from 100 a year ago. I started adding them so I could track more trends. It’s handy. I don’t organize them either. What’s the point?

]]> By: Justin Ruckman http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7102 Justin Ruckman Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:08:39 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7102 I also have about 250 feeds and use Google Reader. I've got 12 or so non-overlapping folders that while breaking things up by subject, also break things up by how I read them. I keep digg and some other similar active feeds in their own folder because I only give them a passing glance -- and i usually view them as a whole folder instead of each individual feed. Or I keep webcomics by themselves, or artist blogs, webdev blogs, etc. When you roll in late in the morning and want a quick info fix before you go to bed you don't necessarily feel like reading about new javascript techniques or marketing strategies. I also have about 250 feeds and use Google Reader. I’ve got 12 or so non-overlapping folders that while breaking things up by subject, also break things up by how I read them. I keep digg and some other similar active feeds in their own folder because I only give them a passing glance — and i usually view them as a whole folder instead of each individual feed. Or I keep webcomics by themselves, or artist blogs, webdev blogs, etc. When you roll in late in the morning and want a quick info fix before you go to bed you don’t necessarily feel like reading about new javascript techniques or marketing strategies.

]]> By: Adam Mika http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7110 Adam Mika Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:40:36 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7110 I group my feeds because when I open newsfire, and don't particularly care one day for games or tech news, I can mark those groups as read and just have the one's I'm interested in show up as new. I group my feeds because when I open newsfire, and don’t particularly care one day for games or tech news, I can mark those groups as read and just have the one’s I’m interested in show up as new.

]]> By: Cas http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7111 Cas Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:51:40 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7111 I group into folders depending on content. I've got a movies folder, a news one, one for the tech blogs I read, one for the majority of the blogs, and a folder for the new blogs I've found but aren't certain I want to keep subscribed to. Then I've got some smart folders set up in Vienna which filter the feeds depending on what folder they were stored in. That way, if I only have time to read the news/a few blogs, I don't have to wade through everything. This is particularly useful for movie trailers. Most days I just don't have time to watch them, so they get saved in a lovely bundle for the weekends :D To be honest, 9 times out of 10 I read through the entire lot of feeds in one go, but I'm an organisation freak (couldn't be without my folders!) and it does make my life easier when I DON'T want to read everything. I group into folders depending on content. I’ve got a movies folder, a news one, one for the tech blogs I read, one for the majority of the blogs, and a folder for the new blogs I’ve found but aren’t certain I want to keep subscribed to.

Then I’ve got some smart folders set up in Vienna which filter the feeds depending on what folder they were stored in. That way, if I only have time to read the news/a few blogs, I don’t have to wade through everything. This is particularly useful for movie trailers. Most days I just don’t have time to watch them, so they get saved in a lovely bundle for the weekends :D

To be honest, 9 times out of 10 I read through the entire lot of feeds in one go, but I’m an organisation freak (couldn’t be without my folders!) and it does make my life easier when I DON’T want to read everything.

]]> By: Glenn Wolsey http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7115 Glenn Wolsey Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:59:33 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7115 I have a few groups setup: - Blogs  - Blogs  - Blogs  - Blogs  - Blogs  - Flickr - Design/GUI I group blogs into each of the 5 groups above ranked on how much I enjoy them. If I love a blog, it goes in the first "" group which is displayed at the top of NewsFire. This way if I have a few minutes, I can skim through the most important content first, all the way through to the least important at the bottom of the NewsFire sidebar. I have a few groups setup:

- Blogs 
- Blogs 
- Blogs 
- Blogs 
- Blogs 
- Flickr
- Design/GUI

I group blogs into each of the 5 groups above ranked on how much I enjoy them. If I love a blog, it goes in the first “” group which is displayed at the top of NewsFire. This way if I have a few minutes, I can skim through the most important content first, all the way through to the least important at the bottom of the NewsFire sidebar.

]]> By: nick santilli http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7123 nick santilli Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:40:35 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7123 In Google Reader I've got several sections setup, among them, Links, Daily, Bored, Mac, Stuff.... It really depends on how much time I have to read my feeds, and I choose the categories accordingly. Likewise, if I'm looking for news on a specific subject, (say Apple) I can get it all in one pop, rather than spending the time wading through other stuff that may be less important to me at that moment. basically, I know what kind of 'news' I'm getting depending on the cat I choose. makes it more focused for me. In Google Reader I’ve got several sections setup, among them, Links, Daily, Bored, Mac, Stuff….

It really depends on how much time I have to read my feeds, and I choose the categories accordingly. Likewise, if I’m looking for news on a specific subject, (say Apple) I can get it all in one pop, rather than spending the time wading through other stuff that may be less important to me at that moment.

basically, I know what kind of ‘news’ I’m getting depending on the cat I choose. makes it more focused for me.

]]> By: Joe Primiani http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7250 Joe Primiani Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:30:04 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7250 Haha, that is so funny that you mention that Josh. I am totally OCD when it comes to Feeds, Links, Photos, eh.. probably anything on the computer. Lately though I have just been grouping them altogether in NewsFire. By the way, keep up the great work on your blog and in your projects. I am a big fan of your work, (I am joester in the sitepoint forums), and I hope you had good luck in all of those sales you were doing. Joe Haha, that is so funny that you mention that Josh. I am totally OCD when it comes to Feeds, Links, Photos, eh.. probably anything on the computer. Lately though I have just been grouping them altogether in NewsFire. By the way, keep up the great work on your blog and in your projects. I am a big fan of your work, (I am joester in the sitepoint forums), and I hope you had good luck in all of those sales you were doing.
Joe

]]> By: Josh http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7262 Josh Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:16:01 +0000 http://spottedwalrus.com/articles/69/do-you-group-your-feeds/#comment-7262 Hey Joe, thanks for the kind words. :) The site sales did indeed go well. Hey Joe, thanks for the kind words. :) The site sales did indeed go well.

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