[Lifestyles of the] Lazy and ‘low-bandwidth’ed

Almost every advancement in simplifying my social media toolkit comes from the simple fact that I do most of my news consumption and production with a 1Mb/s connection from a hundred year old farmhome in rural Wisconsin over a cellular modem. I simply have to be effective in order to be productive! My 'low-bandwith' lifestyle … Continue reading [Lifestyles of the] Lazy and ‘low-bandwidth’ed

“Creating beats consuming”

Auren Hoffman has a great post on consuming vs. producing. He says..."We are meant to be both creators and consumers. Today, however, most people consume far more then they create. Part of the reason for this is because being both a consumer and a creator at the same time is very difficult, and because goods … Continue reading “Creating beats consuming”

Decluttering Google Reader

Image via CrunchBaseIf you read this blog on a regular basis, you know that I'm a huge fan of Google Reader. Here's a great post on what to do when you save too many feeds to Reader..."If your Google Reader inbox has grown out of control, and you're spending more time trying to keep up … Continue reading Decluttering Google Reader

Beyond Google Reader

Image via CrunchBaseWhen you've mastered Google Reader, what do you do next? Beyond the continual process of whittling down your trusted news sources to the ones that actually deliver for you, you can also apply Yahoo! Pipes. While I'm reluctant to recommend any tool by Yahoo! [this includes Flickr, etc.] due to their uncertain financial … Continue reading Beyond Google Reader