Comments on: Blog Overload! (or, How Do You Keep On Top of Your Blog Reading?)

By: Bernadette in Australia

Bernadette in Australia — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:57:54 +0000

The fact I am a week or so late reading your post might give you an indication of how behind I am with my blog reading and commenting This evening I am going through my RSS reader and doing a whole swag of ‘mark as read’. It’s all I can do at this point and I will try to keep up in future. I need to quit work so I can devote myself to this full time.

By: Lenore

Lenore — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:42:56 +0000

Ummmm....yeah. Basically I feel like I am not on top of anything anymore!! .-= Lenore´s last blog ..Nerds Heart YA Decision Time! =-.

By: Bloggiesta Mini-Challenges - Ms. Bookish

Bloggiesta Mini-Challenges - Ms. Bookish — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:46:16 +0000

[...] up your feedreader. This is something I’ve been thinking about doing – I even posted about blog overload recently! My plan is to borrow an idea that Beth F. suggested to me: place the blogs that I am [...]

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:41:21 +0000

I can totally relate to my GR feeling like my TBR pile and list. Sometimes I wonder if it will ever go down past 1000+. I think, well, I could read less blogs. But then I miss out on finding new books to read, conversing with people, and getting in on the convos going around. Then I think well heck I am missing half the convos anyways because I am so late to getting to anything. *Sigh* I just try to play catch up as often as possible and not feel overwhelmed if I can’t get to every post. I still try to get to every blog at least.
.-= Rebecca´s last blog ..Monday Movie Meme: On Tuesday =-.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:51:35 +0000

I use the folders. I set my folders up by subject matter. For example, I have a folder for all the book blogs I like to follow. A folder for cooking related blogs. A folder for friends. A folder for authors. A folder for inspirational type blogs (religious and what not), A folder for frugal topics. Etc…
Then, if I am not in the mood for a certain subject I will skim over the blogs very briefly. I always read my book blogs and friend blogs daily.

Sometimes, if life has gotten in the way which translates to very little computer time, I just mark a folder as read without skimming. I do not that much but at times it is necessary.

By: BOOKS AND MOVIES » Bookish links for Saturday, June 13, 2009

BOOKS AND MOVIES » Bookish links for Saturday, June 13, 2009 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:56:54 +0000

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By: Belle

Belle — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:36:22 +0000

Amanda, I find that post titles make a lot of difference to me, too. I like reading reviews and also collections of titles because I am always adding to my list of books I want to read. But put in a discussion post and I can never stop myself from clicking over and commenting – I enjoy those kinds of posts the most.

Maxine, I have taken to “mark all as read” when I’ve caught only the last few posts I’ve missed for any specific blog, and I have to say, after doing it for a while I don’t feel guilty about it the way I used to.

Anna, I’d definitely say yes to more time!

Beth F, I think trying to not worry too much about it is the real key.

Margot, you’ve got a point there about the amount of actual time it takes to read other blogs and comment. I have never timed it myself, but now that I know that in half an hour I can have 1000 words on my latest fiction project, maybe I need to decide on a specific time frame just for reading blogs and stick to that. Toss guilt out the window … I am very glad to hear you’re doing the days of the week thing and it’s sort of working for you. I haven’t considered doing it through bookmarks, though – I should think about trying that. I use the Zotero plugin for Firefox and it makes saving and categorizing and making notes on links a breeze.

You made me laugh with your book for bloggers comment.

By: Margot

Margot — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:19:36 +0000

I have been keeping track of how much time I spend reading and commenting and it is AVERAGING four hours a day. I'm retired, I have time. But still I tell myself I could have been reading a book during that time. I can't stop myself. There are so many interesting blogs and posts to read and things to explore. I do have all the blogs I follow divided into different days of the week and then I have one folder I call Visit Everyday. I do it with bookmarks and save Google Reader for catching the people who don't post every day. The problem with my system is that the Visit Everyday list is now huge. After that I go the ones for that particular day but if I miss a day then I have two days to make up. It's just a mess. If anybody solves the problem they should write a book and make some money on it - well, assuming bloggers have time to read it. Margot’s last blog post..Two Summer Salads

By: Beth F

Beth F — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:59:35 +0000

I don't have any real control. I have a very similar system as yours. I'm always behind. I'm trying not to worry about it. Beth F’s last blog post..Review: In the Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:21:17 +0000

I have the same problem, but I don't think folders would help me. Only more time to sit in front of the computer would help me, but who has that much time?? Just looking at the number of unread posts in Google Reader gets me frazzled. Anna’s last blog post..Thanks a Bunch!