Tag Archives: rss

Visualizing The Web & Social Networks

Seeing is believing and visuals are powerful. I’ve collected a few visualization tools for Facebook, news feeds, and Twitter to let you view networks and conversations at a glance.

Mentionmap

Mentionmap is a web app for exploring the Twitter users and hashtags that mention your account most.  The great thing about Mentionmap is that it is interactive which allows you to be able to drill down within your network to connect with people…

Friday Five: Google Reader Can Feed Your Information Appetite

Keeping up with various information sources via RSS feeds has become a daily (if not hourly) part of the day for many of us. Whether keeping up with a certain journalist’s blog or Twitter feed, looking for partners for an upcoming program or keeping a pulse on a particular topic or industry, the appetite for feeds is one that only grows with time. But with so much information coming in, keeping it organized can be tricky and finding what you’re looking for can seem daunting.

Google Reader is a tool that,…

Making Newspapers Matter: The Tragic Value Of Content

This post was originally published in Below the Fold, Gary Goldhammer’s personal blog.

“Hey Gary: After a year of unanswered e-mails to the editor of the Portland Press Herald pleading for better local reporting and editing … I started a blog a month ago…” T.C. Munjoy
One more blog in the world is not the end of traditional journalism. Even the target of Mr. Munjoy’s citizen reporting, the Press…