Information Overload and Managing Content Filters
Posted on July 4, 2011 by william
Since Clay Shirky’s famous remark about filter failures, we know that filters have a direct effect on the quality and quantity of information we end-up consuming. Personally, I’ve never wholeheartedly agreed with the belief that there is a systematic filter failure, because in my world, my filters are quite sophisticated (via Eqentia). Let me explain. [...]
Curation is a Means to an End, Not the Objective
Posted on February 14, 2011 by william
Any hype period has its share of buzzwords. Curation is one of those buzzwords today. It’s probably one of the most used, misused and abused words when it comes to discussing the future of news and digital content. The flurry of curation platforms has amplified the attention on the act of curation itself. But curation [...]
Feeding vs. Reading: An RSS Saga
Posted on December 25, 2009 by william
The future of RSS is bright despite Twitter’s chipping away at the RSS readers user base.
The Dust Has Cleared on the Future of RSS
Posted on September 8, 2009 by william
Image via Wikipedia As an RSS and news junkie, I’ve been on cloud nine in the past 48 hours because of the excitement surrounding Dave Winer’s rssCloud implementation. In an email this morning, Fred Wilson asked me to explain why this was so special and important. And Dave Winer who has already gone to great [...]
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