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Do you use Twitter to partly replace certain RSS feeds that you do not always pay much attention too? I have a number of RSS feeds I keep in touch with using Google Reader but have recently been 'following' a couple of technology websites and SKY News on Twitter. I will often miss certain things as I only 'refresh' Twitter once or twice per day but find it a very interesting way to have random updates on areas I don't generally follow.
It's different
Twitter can augment; it can be really good to find out about breaking news (Iran, Swine Flu).
It doesn't replace RSS.
John Hack
Defeating the Purpose?
Part of my job involves staying appraised of current events and breaking news. The RSS feeds from the local news sites operate at a slow drip but one site Tweets its breaking news (including traffic alerts). Unfortunately, because I don't want another app to keep track of on my BlackBerry (already an attention hog as it is), and I can't get the third party Twitter-GTalk services working properly, I subscribe to the RSS feed available on their Twitter page. Defeating the purpose? Maybe.
--Steve
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