Comments on: Dear Lazyweb: Feed Categories http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/ some words, some code, and some pictures Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:38:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ted MacKenzie http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Ted MacKenzie Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:11:48 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-48 No mater how you file things, it will never be perfect and there will always be some overlap. As long as you don't tag too many items, that's not a problem. No mater how you file things, it will never be perfect and there will always be some overlap. As long as you don’t tag too many items, that’s not a problem.

]]> By: Florist Ottawa http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Florist Ottawa Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:39:02 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-39 I like Google product, they are #1 in all search fields. I like Google product, they are #1 in all search fields.

]]> By: Walther http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Walther Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:01:43 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-30 +1 for Flávio and Ryan I base my tags on urgency/priority, not on the subject. Every morning I read everything in the daily category. When I have time to kill I will read the other categories. If a category/feed has too many unread items, I unsubscribe. +1 for Flávio and Ryan

I base my tags on urgency/priority, not on the subject.

Every morning I read everything in the daily category. When I have time to kill I will read the other categories. If a category/feed has too many unread items, I unsubscribe.

]]> By: Meneer R http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Meneer R Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:17:43 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-29 Oh, my feeds are categorised as: 'personal', 'work', 'bored', 'drunk' But that's just me. You could very well use: 'morning','evening', etc. Oh, my feeds are categorised as:

‘personal’, ‘work’, ‘bored’, ‘drunk’

But that’s just me. You could very well use:

‘morning’,'evening’, etc.

]]> By: Meneer R http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Meneer R Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:15:06 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-28 You need to stop thinking about organising for the sake of organising. Reflect on your own behavior. You read news; work-related at the morning; leisure stuff in the weekend, etc. Those are great categories because they are about YOU. See, when you develop a commercial website, you likely put the customer/visitor first. You would offer navigation based on their typical needs, rather than structure the navigation based on what you have to offer. When you get to decide the navigation of the feeds you selected to serve you; put YOURSELF in the centre. What do YOU NEED. Forget about wether the feeds will think you put them well. Why do you read those feeds? When do you read those feeds? Where do you read those feeds? Those are the correct 'categories'..... Also, Google Reader allows you to double/triple added a feed. It will still mark the items as read once. So, don't fear duplicate feeds either. You need to stop thinking about organising for the sake of organising.

Reflect on your own behavior. You read news; work-related at the morning; leisure stuff in the weekend, etc. Those are great categories because they are about YOU.

See, when you develop a commercial website, you likely put the customer/visitor first. You would offer navigation based on their typical needs, rather than structure the navigation based on what you have to offer.

When you get to decide the navigation of the feeds you selected to serve you; put YOURSELF in the centre.

What do YOU NEED.

Forget about wether the feeds will think you put them well. Why do you read those feeds? When do you read those feeds? Where do you read those feeds?

Those are the correct ‘categories’…..

Also, Google Reader allows you to double/triple added a feed. It will still mark the items as read once. So, don’t fear duplicate feeds either.

]]> By: Zac http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Zac Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:47:39 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-27 I been using google reader more lately, and sometimes Liferea, which is good too. The advantages Reader has over Liferea for me is: speed: as soon as start reader all the feeds are updated, Liferea checks each one and if you have lots of feeds it could take some time. recommendations: I like this feature, I picked up a few good ones. look: I like the new look, this will be a prelude to offering themes. I have Reader starting with prism (Ubuntu 8.04), and with the previous version of Reader if click on a link it would open another prism windows directly behind it, but with the new reader it opens a tab in Firefox, suits me perfect. I been using google reader more lately, and sometimes Liferea, which is good too. The advantages Reader has over Liferea for me is:
speed: as soon as start reader all the feeds are updated, Liferea checks each one and if you have lots of feeds it could take some time.
recommendations: I like this feature, I picked up a few good ones.
look: I like the new look, this will be a prelude to offering themes.

I have Reader starting with prism (Ubuntu 8.04), and with the previous version of Reader if click on a link it would open another prism windows directly behind it, but with the new reader it opens a tab in Firefox, suits me perfect.

]]> By: Ryan http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Ryan Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:54:32 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-26 +1 to Flávio's comment. I sort my feeds by similar criteria: Daily, Slow, Slowest, Tech (High Volume) etc... The feeds I don't want to miss out on I put it Daily, and simply go through the rest of the feeds when/if I have time. I don't mind marking all as read once I get done with my Daily feeds. +1 to Flávio’s comment.

I sort my feeds by similar criteria: Daily, Slow, Slowest, Tech (High Volume) etc… The feeds I don’t want to miss out on I put it Daily, and simply go through the rest of the feeds when/if I have time. I don’t mind marking all as read once I get done with my Daily feeds.

]]> By: Flávio Martins http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Flávio Martins Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:01:44 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-25 You are doing it wrong, I've learned a better way on http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/27/sink-or-swim-managing-rss-feeds-better-groups It might not look like the best approach at first, but you will do better this way. I do. Simply put, this system uses, 4 tags and they are News, Can't Miss, Skip' Em, Not News. I find that after a while I get tired of marking all the items in Skip 'Em as read, and I end up unsubscribing to feeds that in the end where not important to me. You are doing it wrong, I’ve learned a better way on
http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/27/sink-or-swim-managing-rss-feeds-better-groups

It might not look like the best approach at first, but you will do better this way. I do.
Simply put, this system uses, 4 tags and they are News, Can’t Miss, Skip’ Em, Not News.

I find that after a while I get tired of marking all the items in Skip ‘Em as read, and I end up unsubscribing to feeds that in the end where not important to me.

]]> By: Chuck http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Chuck Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:54:00 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-24 I've taken a liking to Tiny Tiny RSS at tt-rss.org. It gives me the functionality I need and I host it myself without any issues. I can easily configure my browsers to use it as the feed reader. The layout is simple and there are enough config options to make me happy with it. I cannot offer any organization tips as I organize in a similar way to you and it works for me:) I’ve taken a liking to Tiny Tiny RSS at tt-rss.org. It gives me the functionality I need and I host it myself without any issues. I can easily configure my browsers to use it as the feed reader. The layout is simple and there are enough config options to make me happy with it.

I cannot offer any organization tips as I organize in a similar way to you and it works for me:)

]]> By: Mats Taraldsvik http://nullcortex.com/2008/12/dear-lazyweb-feed-categories/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Mats Taraldsvik Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:37:33 +0000 http://nullcortex.com/?p=53#comment-23 Aha, so that's why <a href="http://hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/helvetireader-a-work-in-progress" rel="nofollow">Helvetireader</a> has become a bit ugly. Hopefully, it will be fixed soon. I don't subscribe to as many feeds as you, but those I am subscribed to, is organised in folders: Blogs, Comedy, Humour, Planets, Publications. I try to keep the amount of subscriptions low, so I can read them all. I put Not Always Right in Humour, obviously :) Aha, so that’s why Helvetireader has become a bit ugly. Hopefully, it will be fixed soon.

I don’t subscribe to as many feeds as you, but those I am subscribed to, is organised in folders: Blogs, Comedy, Humour, Planets, Publications. I try to keep the amount of subscriptions low, so I can read them all.

I put Not Always Right in Humour, obviously :)

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