Surf Smarter. I'm trying to make up for lost time and catch up on everything I've missed during the last 24 hours. Note to self: don't ever get sick on a Monday again. However, my news aggregator is helping me catch up pretty quickly, even though I do still have to go read the articles themselves.
It makes me realize how valuable my aggregator has become to me. When Denise Howell left me a comment noting that she's having trouble keeping up with all of my posts, I remembered a comment Ernie made that she was going to have to try to follow Rich Westling's site "manually."
I truly believe that we're starting to see a split in the way people aggregate information, and "manually" is as good a term as any for the "old world" way of broadcast surfing. I used to surf two dozens sites daily trying to keep up with new information by going to each URL on my own. Then I found Radio, and the news aggregator completely changed the way I view, manipulate, and consume web-based information. Now, I'm narrowcasting web sites, channeling them into one convenient (for me) place.
If you're not already using a news aggregator, you simply have to rectify this situation immediately, especially if you're running a blog. You have to start shifting the information you're seeking into your world. You don't have to go to where it resides anymore - you can bring it to you (wherever you are) automatically.
I've been waiting for Steven Cohen's article on this subject to come out, and I know it's on the near horizon, so I'm not going to write detailed instructions because his article should suffice. However, I will say that you could do yourself no greater favor than to follow one of these paths:
I promise - you won't regret it, and you'll understand much better why I rant and rave about this stuff. [The Shifted Librarian]
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