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I think it remains to be seen whether newsfeeds will really break into the mainstream. In my experience, most non-technical people are not interested because they don't have the time, or are not willing to spend the time, to read all the news.
I'm starting to see where they're coming from. Although I still spend significant time reading news through RSS feeds, I find myself turning down the noise more and more. I used to be subscribed to about eighty channels, now I'm down to thirty.
Newsfeeds are being billed as time-savers, but they can also be a huge distraction. That's why I never leave FeedDemon running in the background. (Incidentally, I don't leave e-mail checks running in the background either, nor do I use IM.)
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