I just got done reading through a post today over at Web Worker Daily called Needing a Gentle Intro to RSS Feeds. The author talks about some frustration/confusion she has with “getting” Google Reader and figuring out how to go through her feeds.
After reading the article, it seems to me that her problem is mostly self-imposed. She subscribes to a total of 36 feeds and seems completely stressed-out over categorization/tagging. Here’s the deal: at 36 feeds, you probably don’t need categorization/tagging. If anything maybe break out the 12 Second Life feeds into their own category, but when you’re creating categories for one or two feeds, you’re wasting time.
A big key to RSS with Google Reader is to stop organizing and start reading.
A river of news is a beautiful thing. At 36 feeds, just hit the “All Items” link in Google Reader and scroll your way through life.
[tags]rss, googlereader, riverofnews[/tags]
