Comments on: TechCrunch, Mashable, and the onslaught of bloggy volume http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/ Web producer. Writer. Online Media Cultist. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/comment-page-1/#comment-3036 Eric Berlin Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:11:58 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/#comment-3036 bhc3, you bring up a great point. I do enjoy looking through my RSS reader for something of a "deeper" session when I have a little time / mental energy to really take in a massive amount of information. bhc3, you bring up a great point. I do enjoy looking through my RSS reader for something of a “deeper” session when I have a little time / mental energy to really take in a massive amount of information.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/comment-page-1/#comment-3035 Eric Berlin Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:10:00 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/#comment-3035 Aidan, I definitely agree that casting the net wide is always the best way to get a sense of what's going *and* get to the really good and quality stuff. On a daily basis, with limited time, it's challenging to figure out how to do that. And the proliferation of social media platforms doesn't necessarily make it any easier ! I'm also finding it interesting that social news sites like digg, reddit, and propeller *and* social bookmarking sites like del.icio.us didn't really play into my thinking process while writing this article. I'll browse all of those sites from time-to-time but they don't really play into my own personal news/info gathering habits, at least not on a regular basis. Aidan, I definitely agree that casting the net wide is always the best way to get a sense of what’s going *and* get to the really good and quality stuff. On a daily basis, with limited time, it’s challenging to figure out how to do that. And the proliferation of social media platforms doesn’t necessarily make it any easier !

I’m also finding it interesting that social news sites like digg, reddit, and propeller *and* social bookmarking sites like del.icio.us didn’t really play into my thinking process while writing this article. I’ll browse all of those sites from time-to-time but they don’t really play into my own personal news/info gathering habits, at least not on a regular basis.

]]> By: bhc3 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 bhc3 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:37:28 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/#comment-3029 Eric - I find Tweets to be a good source of content that I either overlook in the Reader or just don't subscribe to. Reader still has that persistent element to it, so I can find things when I'm ready. Twitter is good for when I'm watching tweets and discover something someone talks about. BTW - we're now linked over at Techmeme. http://www.techmeme.com/080408/h1330 Hutch Eric - I find Tweets to be a good source of content that I either overlook in the Reader or just don’t subscribe to. Reader still has that persistent element to it, so I can find things when I’m ready. Twitter is good for when I’m watching tweets and discover something someone talks about.

BTW - we’re now linked over at Techmeme. http://www.techmeme.com/080408/h1330

Hutch

]]> By: Aidan Henry http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/comment-page-1/#comment-3028 Aidan Henry Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:52:34 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/08/techcrunch-mashable-and-the-onslaught-of-bloggy-volume/#comment-3028 I definitely think Twitter is a great place to find quality posts, especially if you have the same ideals as those you are following. I find that social media news sites and aggregators are losing their appeal. It seems that only the big names make the front page and overall quality has come down. The likelihood that the best blog post(s) on any given day are being produced by the top 5 tech blogs is extremely low. For that reason, it is important to broaden your horizon and be open to browsing elsewhere. I tend to scan over my RSS reader and look for interesting headlines. If nothing catches my eye, I'll resort to the few important blogs I read on a daily basis. These also tend to lead to good content... -Aidan I definitely think Twitter is a great place to find quality posts, especially if you have the same ideals as those you are following.

I find that social media news sites and aggregators are losing their appeal. It seems that only the big names make the front page and overall quality has come down. The likelihood that the best blog post(s) on any given day are being produced by the top 5 tech blogs is extremely low. For that reason, it is important to broaden your horizon and be open to browsing elsewhere.

I tend to scan over my RSS reader and look for interesting headlines. If nothing catches my eye, I’ll resort to the few important blogs I read on a daily basis. These also tend to lead to good content…

-Aidan

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