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Feedscrub: Cleanse The Dirt From Your RSS Feeds

Source: louisgray.com

Jan 23, 2009

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By Mike Fruchter of MichaelFruchter.com (Twitter/FriendFeed)

Last week I touched upon RSS overload and how it's starting to become a problem for a lot of people. That post mainly reflected on how to get the most out of your Google Reader in terms of organization and productivity. The overload part for many, comes down to feed management. In the past I suggested unsubscribing from feeds that bring you little value, or update with too much frequency.

That eliminates the problem, but also poses the risk that you might miss something valuable mixed in with all the clutter. I recently found a better solution, which I have been testing for about 24 hours now, it's call Feedscrub.com.

What is Feedscrub?

Feedscrub is a clever filtering system for your RSS feeds. It acts as a spam filter for your RSS feeds. With this system, you train it based on your content preferences. This application now allows me to still stay subscribed to the feeds I otherwise would have unsubscribed from ages ago. I'm always weary that I will miss something of importance if I abandon the feed com ...Read the full article

Comments (2)

Coldacid,

Jan 24, 2009

That's pretty neat! However, I don't usually use filtering services. The reason? I might miss something, for there are always diamonds in the rough!

Ardell,

Jan 24, 2009

@coldacid FYI with Feedscrub you get a "junk feed", just like a spam box in your email. All the filtered-out stuff goes there so you can scan through it and make sure you didn't miss any "diamonds"!