My answer from Quora to What are some strategies for dealing with information overload? (more…)
Tag: curation
A Man on a Mission, Jeff Miller adds new structure to HackerNews
Catching up on startup/tech news after a few days fighting off a cold, I came across an update from Jeff Miller
The New Journalist is the man in the arena
The transition of news from bundled content, to personal subscriptions, to relevance filters
As an avid reader and amateur author I’ll be the first to admit writing goes through rhythms of quality and crowd relevance. Even the best authors have bad days, and there are times when they expect posts to be big hits yet they fizzle on fans. The pros come back several times a day swinging and more often than not, pattern match perfectly to a crowd hungry for infotainment.
Dead on Arrival Startup Products
Darwinian Markets Eat Startups for Breakfast
This morning’s riff is influenced by Louis Gray’s post, Not all startups go to heaven. In it Louis shares a startup series by Steve Duplessie (which I haven’t yet read) on stumbling points for startups. This triggered my curiosity about the quality of products I take for granted each day, and all the startups and product dreams that never make it.
The Art of Aggregation
Not many of us trust a single source, or expend the time to read one fully. We simply can’t keep up with all of our favorite inbound channels and authors. But we can influence and personalize the flow of media we observe. Any tools which diminish this freedom should be examined carefully. Here are just a few media sources I rely on daily: (more…)
