Drowning In RSS Feeds

You’re all in trouble.  I’m venturing into this-what my programmer calls-Web 2.0 world.  A few days ago I tried my hand at subscribing to RSS feeds using Google Reader.  For all of those who are as behind as I am, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.  News websites, blogs, companies, etc. spit out feeds that list their latest posts.  Readers can subscribe to feeds using an aggregator (like Google Reader) to list the headlines/latest posts from all their favorite websites in one place.  I’m only using Google Reader because I knew it existed.  By no means do I know if it is the best, most versatile, or sexiest.  I’m just experimenting.

Like most people who play with naughty things, I’ve become addicted-to the concept of RSS.  It is so awesome not to have to go to the fifteen or so websites that had been part of my daily ritual.  The problem is, I may have become a little too excited.  I subscribed to whole categories…and just about everything else that sounded even vaguely interesting.  So now, after only three days, I have over 1000 unread items in my aggregator.

However, that makes me really excited; I have so much I want to comment on!  And that’s why you’re in trouble.