myFeedz from Adobe Labs Jun19 '07

Adobe myFeeds logo

Adobe has introduced myFeedz, as an Adobe Labs product.

myFeedz is not:

An online RSS reader, although news are tracked via RSS feeds.

myFeedz is designed to:

Reduce the information overload.

myFeedz is a social newspaper because what people talk about matters. But people talk about too many things. myFeedz finds what's important from the sea of information out there and shows you what you need to read. It learns from what you like and helps you keep up with your interests.

With myFeedz, you supply your interests in the form of tags. myFeedz then goes out and find relevant articles associated with your tags. You can subscribe to the myFeedz RSS feed for this "stream" of articles, or if you like the articles you see, you can subscribe to the source RSS feed for specific articles.

I have yet to use this service regularly, so I'm not sure how "selective" the content is. The last thing I want to have is myFeedz "suggest" me web sites that I already subscribe to. Another thing that could be bad is if myFeedz favors the heavily-updated sites like Engadget.

On the other hand, if myFeedz provides me with new and "fresh" content, on a consistent basis, it might be a wise choice to keep around.

Miscellaneous

This is stuff that I want to mention, which didn't fit anywhere else:

I really dislike the name "myFeedz." The use of the letter "z" is just awful. Flickr pulled off the intentional misspelling, but not everyone can.
Sticking with the spelling, why the "camel's hump" variable naming convention, ie: myVariable? That only shows me they're trying to appeal to a "technical" audience.
Even if they spelled it right, ie: "My Feeds," it would still be a lousy name. Where's the fun in that?

Remember, this is Adobe we're talking about.

I first heard about myFeeds here.

Categories: Adobe , RSS , Software

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