RWW Network. Ways to Filter Your RSS Feeds. Information overload is a real problem for many web users, and one way to cope with it is to filter your RSS feeds so you only see what you want to see. There are many ways to filter news feeds from your favorite sources, including passively by relying on meme trackers like Techmeme or social news services such as Google Readers shared items. Feed Rinse is a best of class RSS filtering application. Feed Sifter is an almost painfully simple RSS filter that filters in by keyword. Five feeds??? MORE >>

Twitterfeed and HootSuite offer the ability to take a RSS feed from any site and update it to your Twitter account automatically when new feed items are found. Pros of Automatic RSS Feed Updating. Aside from missing out on your favorite bloggers’ posts, updating your feed automatically with one of these services allows you to: Have your social networks updated often, even when you’re offline. wouldn’t call these cons, but here are some things to consider when choosing an RSS feed to automatically update to your social networks. MORE >>

Successful social networking depends upon a number of factors, with your personality, values, and beliefs being some of the more highly relevant ones. Social media is social, and that means your personal values and beliefs will eventually be expressed, whether that is intentional or not. Knowing that most people are looking for agreement in social situations, there is an important question that many of us have considered. Some consider golf to be a complete waste of time, while advocates believe it is the ultimate social activity. Think of a golf club. MORE >>

Having lived through the rise and fall of FriendFeed , the slow rise and then rapid quickening of Twitter , and the "not quite right for this world" debut and subsequent dismissal of Buzz , I practically feel like a grizzled old social networking veteran. As mentioned last week in my serious but slightly tongue in cheek guide to " giving good social ", you should both "Prove You're a Human" while also "Learning the Community" (points 6 and 7 for those keeping track). Social Networking Friendfeed Facebook social media Plus Twitter GoogleHere You Go. MORE >>

Everyone uses social media in their own way. The following is for those who want to be found on social networks, or for the networks on which they want to be found. Social Media Dataflow. Why You Want to Be Found on Social Networks. Think of your profile and activity on social networks as creating brand recognition. At the recent Social Media AZ event, the keynote speaker talked about how having a catalog on your coffee table increased brand awareness. The same thing can be said of social media. Kristi Hines. MORE >>