Feedage - Google Reader shared feed update 0 comments Added on 09/03/07 by
Kris
I got an ego update from Google this morning that my name had shown up in a post at a site called Feedage.
Showing up in a splog or other site that pulls content into it via RSS feed isn't that out of the norm these days. What got my attention though was that it wasn't just an item from a post it was the entire feed. And not just any feed but one of my Google Reader keyword shared feeds. It's pretty cool to see them propagating after only about a week after coming into existence.
After a cursory review of the Feedage site it turns out to be a RSS feed directory. They send out their Feed Forager spider, grab a feed and index it (maybe, I haven't figured this out yet - see number 2 below). Turns out that the Feed Forager grabbed a feed from my shared items page was for everything that I have read about memory.
The funny part is that I haven't read any content specifically about memory. I've read articles that include the word memory but nothing about brain science, how to improve you memory or loss thereof. Turns out my memory feed at this stage is pretty useless. Maybe I need to step it up and get some science feeds in my reader!
Interesting points:
1. Shared item keyword feeds have only been active on my site for one week 2. Feedage doesn't appear to be caching feeds but if they are they're pinging the feed on refresh and re-indexing it 3. Feedage allows you to rate the feed's content with a 5 star system 4. Rating in the star system creates a grade system A-D with an appropriate icon next to the feed 5. Not all my Google Reader shared keyword feeds are as contextually relevant as one about "itunes".
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