Comments on: Whither Primary Sources http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/02/primary-sources Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:50:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Kerim Friedman http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/02/primary-sources#comment-7709 Kerim Friedman Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:48:47 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/02/primary-sources#comment-7709 When I try to sell people on the idea of using news aggregators they tend to tell me that they already feel overwhelmed with information. The point I make is that the time the spend reading the NY Times headlines for interesting stories could be better spent reading a few blogs by people they trust who have already scanned the headlines for them and picked out the best stories. The good bloggers usually tell you enough about the stories that you know if it will be worth your time to read them more in depth. The only down side is that the higher concentration of stories that are worth reading means that you end up with too many things you want to read. But, personally, I'd rather have too much than too little. When I try to sell people on the idea of using news aggregators they tend to tell me that they already feel overwhelmed with information. The point I make is that the time the spend reading the NY Times headlines for interesting stories could be better spent reading a few blogs by people they trust who have already scanned the headlines for them and picked out the best stories. The good bloggers usually tell you enough about the stories that you know if it will be worth your time to read them more in depth. The only down side is that the higher concentration of stories that are worth reading means that you end up with too many things you want to read. But, personally, I’d rather have too much than too little.

]]> By: The Bay Area Is Talking http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/02/primary-sources#comment-7708 The Bay Area Is Talking Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:34:29 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2005/09/02/primary-sources#comment-7708 <strong>Watching Katrina from your Xbox?</strong> There area couple of interesting posts on the aggregator.. neither of which deals directly with Katrina but with the way people are choosing to get their news and other entertainment these days. First, Alex King notes he's just about given... Watching Katrina from your Xbox?

There area couple of interesting posts on the aggregator.. neither of which deals directly with Katrina but with the way people are choosing to get their news and other entertainment these days. First, Alex King notes he’s just about given…

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