Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow
11.27.06Yesterday was my last day at TechCrunch. It’s been a good run but I’m excited to get back into consulting for non profit organizations and startup businesses. This is a post about how I did my research while writing for TechCrunch, written in the belief that the more valuable information a person shares the more likely they are to be hired to share even more information as a consultant. 
I may also try to continue writing professionally, I haven’t decided yet. Michael Arrington and I parted ways on very good terms. If you enjoyed my writing at TechCrunch, watch this space for more that’s similar but definitely not the same. If you are a loyal reader of this blog from before my time at TechCrunch, I hope you’ll enjoy my return to writing things similar to what I wrote before.
One of the things I’m most excited about regarding this transition is that the research methods I used to train people in are no longer a trade secret. Those tactics, specifically ways to use RSS, were what got me the job at TechCrunch and were a big part of my everyday work flow there. Though many of the stories I wrote came from press releases and TechCrunch contacts, I live in Portland, Oregon (not San Francisco) and had to come up with the vast majority of my stories on my own.
The following is a description of my feed reading methodology. It’s how I break stories, if not in the first place then into the larger blogosphere. It’s a work flow that I believe can be applied in almost any sector. I’m looking forward to helping a variety of people learn to use these tools so they can be put to use for more than just bloggers blogging about the blogosphere. This is a big picture of what I know now and I know that a week from now I’ll have more to offer. I haven’t included any discussion about small things like filtering feeds, scraping feeds or using RSS and email together but there’s a lot more that can be done with RSS for research than I feel like writing about this morning. My plan for consulting is to offer customized training in the use of these tools, other related practices and whatever else I learn about in the future.
How To Read Feeds & Rock the Blogosphere
RSS feeds make it possible to consume far more information at a faster pace than would otherwise be possible for the human brain. That said, many people experience a new level of information overload once they begin reading feeds. Here’s an overview of how I read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat.
Using a Startpage
I’ve recently added the use of a startpage or single page aggregator to my workflow to compliment my regular feed reading. I’ve drug the link to OriginalSignal and now PageFlakes onto my toolbar and I give it a click a couple of times an hour. It provides a quick and easy way to see if my competitors have written anything new since the last time I looked. Almost anything can be read by RSS feed, so you can display almost anything on a startpage. These services fulfill a very specific function for a person working on the web - they provide a one click view of updates from various sources, inside the browser and distinct from the more heavy duty environment of a feed reader.
Organizing a Feed Reader
I use Newsgator’s desktop feed reader for Macs, NetNewsWire, to subscribe to RSS feeds. It’s the fastest and most reliable RSS reading tool I’ve found yet. It’s nice to be able to read my feeds when I’m not online, too.
I am subscribed to thousands of RSS feeds and currently have thousands of unread items in my feed reader - that suits me just fine. The secret is to organize those feeds so that the most important information is easy to access. I have several folders that include feeds from the blogs of companies I wrote about at TechCrunch, news search feeds for those companies and other high priority topics. I refresh and check those folders frequently throughout the day. I keep everything else in low priority folders that I only check if I find the time. That way I end up reading 100% of what’s most important and probably 10% of what’s unimportant enough to miss.
Finding the right feeds is a whole topic in and of itself that I’ll save for another time, but I will say that it is very helpful to subscribe to feeds without a moment’s hesitation. As long as they are well organized, even a list of feeds that you almost never read will be more likely to catch your attention that something didn’t subscribe to in the first place. I also subscribe to a lot of news, blog and web searches that never have any results - but that I will want to see right away in the event that those searches do result in something.
High Priority Sources
The single most helpful tool for me in my efforts to blog about news events first has been an RSS to IM/SMS notification tool. I use Zaptxt to subscribe to very high priority feeds. It sends me an IM and SMS whenever a high-profile company blog is updated and in a number of other circomstances. There are quite a few services that offer this functionality now and it’s invaluable. A big part of taking a prominent position in the blogosphere is writing first on a topic. That’s a large part of what got me the job at TechCrunch and it’s something that an increasing number of people are clearly trying to do.
In sectors where people are already using tools like the above, I expect further developments to emerge that differentiate writers’ handling of the huge amount of information available. New tools and new practices. It’s a very exciting time to be someone who works with information.
Those practices described above are relatively simple but they worked well for me to get and do my job at TechCrunch. In six months of writing the majority of the posts there, I helped the site grow from 75,000 subscribers to almost twice that number at its peak last Tuesday. Over the last six months the blog has gone from the 9th most linked to blog on the web to now the 6th most linked to.
Michael Arrington is a larger than life person that clearly deserves the vast majority of the credit for the success that blog has had in the 18 months it’s been online, but I’m proud of my time there as well. I’m excited now to share what I’ve learned about working on the web and I hope you’ll join me here on this blog for that conversation. Drop me a line if you’re interested in doing some work together.
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] Для тех, кто читает Techcrunch, имя Маршал Киркпатрик (Marshall Kirkpatrick) будет, конечно, знакомо. За последние 5-6 месяцев он написал много интересных статей для Techcrunch и сыграл большую роль в таком стремительном росте Techrunch. Маршал сегодня объявил, что он ухoдит из Techcrunch. […]
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick’s last day with TechCrunch was yesterday. He’s been with us for six hectic months, and has written a ton of brilliant content that has moved the blog forward significantly. I wish him well in his new endeavors, which you can read about on his personal blog. […]
November 27th, 2006 at
Thanks for the peek behind the scenes. Information overload is my biggest problem with feeds, so it’s good to get some tips from the pros. Good luck with the next endeavor!
November 27th, 2006 at
great info, and congratulations on your change!
November 27th, 2006 at
6 months already? Fun times. Good luck with your new stuff. Personally, I find blogging way easier than doing real work (consulting), but have fun with it!
November 27th, 2006 at
What a loss! I loved reading your post! Congrats on the change tho.
All the best,
beth
November 27th, 2006 at
Congrats Marshall, best wishes on your future projects.
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall: good luck with the consulting I’m sure that you will bring alot to clients looking to do more with RSS and blogs.
If your interested in helping out PodTech’s list of clients just drop me a line. I’ve enjoyed all of your posts on Techcrunch.
November 27th, 2006 at
I enjoyed reading your stuff at TechCrunch, but I kinda’ missed the essence of you, so I’m glad you’re back here.
I’m going to have to study your workflow ideas now that I’m on the pro-blogging roller coaster.
Wishing you the very best.
November 27th, 2006 at
hey marshall, this is a surprise! i enjoyed reading your posts in techcrunch, good luck here!!
November 27th, 2006 at
Best of luck with your future ventures! I was very impressed with how thorough your reporting was. I’m sure that style will serve you well in any venture.
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall — You have a bright road ahead. Way to go on all your awesome work. Keep writing. You’re talented. We’ll miss your voice at TechCrunch but if your posts on your blog are anyhting like today’s then I expect you will find quite a following for the work you do. Great to have you here in Portland.
.
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall you did a great job at TechCrunch and should be proud. Good luck with your future endeavors. Drop me a line if you are ever in the DC-area.
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] Congratulations to Marshall Kirkpatrick for leaving TechCrunch (thanks to Jeneane). […]
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall - good luck in your future ventures. I enjoyed reading your posts on TC and look forward to reading here. Maybe one day I can lure you into writing some for CenterNetworks
– Allen
November 27th, 2006 at
Ah, consulting. When you don’t want to do, consult. A sterling plan in my book =) Best of luck, Marshall. Keep us updated on your projects.
November 27th, 2006 at
technorati:add @myfavorite:marshallk.com
Best of luck. It’s an exciting time to be out there.
November 27th, 2006 at
Seems we have similar styles to consuming RSS although I’m jsut getting the hang of the search feeds in NNW, i just started using Newsgators GO! product so even when away from the PC I can keep up with feeds in down time (travelling mainly) - my feed list has just increased by another 1 !
good luck
November 27th, 2006 at
Hey, congrats on moving off of that park bench, and good luck with Marshall 3.0!
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall - wish you all the best. And I look forward to staying in touch. I’ve enjoyed your writing and look forward to more of it.
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall - First, thanks for all your help and support during your tenure at TechCrunch. Second, everyone at Attensa wishes you the best on your new path . Third, let’s get the Portland RSS gang together real soon.
November 27th, 2006 at
Hey Marshall, good luck! It was good pickin’ on you every now and then — I think that this period has seen you improve considerably!
Also, the non-profits out there certainly could use their Web 2.0 champion back! When’s WineCamp 2.0?
November 27th, 2006 at
Great post, Marshall. Thanks for the insider perspective.
Glad to see that you’ll be working with non-profits. I’m spending some spare cycles trying to get the Christian Right to think and act more like the historic peace churches, where love and peace are what is preached, in essence, a pro-active response to the question, “What Would Jesus Bomb?” My little contribution to society. Even for non-believers, the “practical” message of the New Testament as practiced by the Mennonites, Brethren, Quakers and Amish is one of love and peace, both worthy endeavors.
All the best with your personal endeavors, especially with non-profit organizations helping the poor, sick and disenfranchised.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_church
November 27th, 2006 at
How One Blogger Hustles for Stories
Marshall Kirkpatrick doesn’t have a nickname, but if he did it should be something like Charlie Hustle because it conveys exactly what he does week in and week out. (Please forget for a moment that the real Charlie Hustle, Pete
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall,
Best wishes on your new endeavors.
November 27th, 2006 at
Mr. Hustle, good luck to you and thanks for sharing the tips with us in the distermediated crowd we call PR. I look up to you.
steve
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick has just finished up as a writer on the popular TechCrunch blog and today writes a great post on how he looked for and found stories for his blogging using a startpage, feed reader, sms and instant messaging notification and more. […]
November 27th, 2006 at
Thanks for those great tips! I’m curious, though: have you ever used a desktop sidebar like the one from Google Desktop or the program called Desktop Sidebar? They include feed readers, and I’ve found Desktop Sidebar to be really useful for checking my up-to-the-minute news without opening my browser.
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall,
Best of luck and welcome back to the consulting world….hope we will get a chance to work together. I’m a big fan!
Best,
Marianne
November 27th, 2006 at
Hi Marshall, all the best with your future ventures.
Thanks for the tips. Btw, I use Netvibes to view all my RSS feeds. It’s similar to Pageflakes and extremely easy to use
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick’s RSS-slurping secrets “RSS feeds make it possible to consume far more information at a faster pace than would otherwise be possible for the human brain. That said, many people experience a new level of information overload once they begin reading feeds.” (tags: blogs RSS journalism tools) […]
November 27th, 2006 at
You did a great job writing for TechCrunch…good look to you in fore the future!
-Ryan
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] Today Marshall shares with us his workflow and how he uses RSS feeds and SMS to get the jump on the latest news. This is a post about how I did my research while writing for TechCrunch, written in the belief that the more valuable information a person shares the more likely they are to be hired to share even more information as a consultant. […]
November 27th, 2006 at
Your writing will be missed. My start page is my personalized google page. For some reason I always return to it.
November 27th, 2006 at
I’ve enjoyed your coverage on TechCrunch, and this post was very interesting. Best of luck in the future!
November 27th, 2006 at
I always looked forward to your posts on Techcrunch. Great work! Good luck on the future.
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] TechCrunch Loses Marshall Kirkpatrick — Enter Stage Right: Natali Del Conte! November 28th, 2006 at 12:33 am by Tony Today it was announced that Marshall Kirkpatrick, a longstanding columnist and reviewer at TechCrunch, would be departing for greener pastures, in the form of consulting work for non profits and startups. […]
November 27th, 2006 at
I liked reading your osts at Techcrunch. All the best and I hope to see your valuable contribution elsewhere.
November 27th, 2006 at
I liked reading your posts at Techcrunch. All the best and I hope to see your valuable contribution elsewhere.
November 27th, 2006 at
Although we’ll miss your great perspective on burgeoning Web technologies, this seems like a great move for you. Congratulations!
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall it was an honor to work with you at TechCrunch and i surely enjoyed your professionnalism and expertise. Wish you good luck for the rest
Ouriel. TehcCrunch France
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] A Digital Reporters Work-flow Hacks | Marshall Kirkpatrick How Techcrunch writer (until today) Marshall Kirkpatrick keeps up with the ever-changing information on the Internet. Secret weapon: RSS. (tags: rss journalism blogging techcrunch) Time posted: 12:21 am on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 […]
November 27th, 2006 at
[…] C’est annoncé sur Crunchnotes ce matin. Depuis hier Marshall Kirkpatrick ne fait plus partie de l’équipe de TechCrunch.com. Il a travaillé avec nous pendant 6 mois et a écrit une tonne d’excellents billets. Il se dirige vers de nouveaux horizons et je dois dire que j’ai eu un grand plaisir à travailler avec ce monsieur. Marshall a quitté TechCrunch sur de très bons termes comme il le dit lui même sur son blog (au passage je vous recommande la lecture de son billet sur ses méthodes pour découvrir les news avant les autres). […]
November 27th, 2006 at
Marshall - congrats! on your success at TechCrunch .. best of luck in your new gig .. and thanks for sharing valuable resources and ideas.
November 27th, 2006 at
Hi Marshall,
I’ve enjoyed your posts over the months and will continue to read you here. Thanks for the post today - hmm, RSS to SMS? Why stop there? I’m sure someone is working on a way to have important news piped right into your cortex. . . the sentient reader. . .when you just *know* it’s important.
November 27th, 2006 at
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November 27th, 2006 at
Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow
Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow posted at IndianPad.com
November 28th, 2006 at
Marshall Kirkpatrick reveals his blogging tutorial
After leaving TechCrunch Marshall Kirkpatrick reveals his blogging workflow to the public
November 28th, 2006 at
Welcome back, Marshall!
November 28th, 2006 at
I should try some of this stuff. I usually just ride streams of consciousness.
November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick » Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow Marshall Kirkpatrick share some useful tips for consuming large volumes of feeds, especially important for anyone with the task of monitoring online buzz about a brand, but interestingly some insights into the new culture of “scoops” in the blogosphere. “The following is a description of my feed reading methodology. It’s how I break stories, if not in the first place then into the larger blogosphere. It’s a work flow that I believe can be applied in almost any sector.” […]
November 28th, 2006 at
Thanks for sharing your tips Marshall, and good luck!
Rob
November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
I use a similar approach to feed reading and research, but never thought of RSS to IM/SMS. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your future writing! Best wishes… kct
November 28th, 2006 at
Congrats on your new move. I wish you the best of luck in the non-profit sector.
November 28th, 2006 at
Could you please explain how TechCrunch generated so much CPM ad revenue when many people subscribe via RSS?
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick reveal’s how he rocked the blogosphere with an overview of how he read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat through the use of start page, organization of feed readers as well as the use of IM/SMS notification tools to subscribe to very high priority feeds that send’s IM and SMS whenever a high-profile company blog is updated. […]
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick reveal’s how he rock the blogosphere with an overview of how he read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat through the use of start page, organization of feed readers as well as the use of IM/SMS notification tools to subscribe to very high priority feeds that send’s IM and SMS whenever a high-profile company blog is updated. […]
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick reveal’s how he rocked the blogosphere with an overview of how to read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat through the use of start page, organization of feed readers as well as the use of IM/SMS notification tools to subscribe to very high priority feeds that send’s IM and SMS whenever a high-profile company blog is updated. […]
November 28th, 2006 at
Congrats on the good run @ TC and best of luck returning to what you already rock at.
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] The good news is that he is back at his own blog, and has left us with a post that talks about some of the ways to track news, using RSS. I’m often asked how I am able to post so often and so quickly after news breaks - RSS my friend, RSS! […]
November 28th, 2006 at
Added you to my feedreader - looking forward for what’s to come Marshall.
November 28th, 2006 at
Marshall Kirkpatrick Leaves TechCrunch
I’m going to miss Marshall at TechCrunch, but I’ll just go back to reading him at his home blog. As a recap of his six months spent on one of the busiest blogs in the blogosphere, Marshall shares some of what makes him so very successful a…
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] I’m going to miss Marshall at TechCrunch, but I’ll just go back to reading him at his home blog. As a recap of his six months spent on one of the busiest blogs in the blogosphere, Marshall shares some of what makes him so very successful as a blogger: RSS feeds make it possible to consume far more information at a faster pace than would otherwise be possible for the human brain. That said, many people experience a new level of information overload once they begin reading feeds. Here’s an overview of how I read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat. […]
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick: Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow - “RSS feeds make it possible to consume far more information at a faster pace than would otherwise be possible for the human brain. That said, many people experience a new level of information overload once they begin reading feeds. Here’s an overview of how I read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat.“ […]
November 28th, 2006 at
Hey Marshall, good luck and thanks for the tips…I’ve just started writing for TechCrunch UK!
November 28th, 2006 at
Marshall,
Great work at TC. I am sure you will succeed in your new project!
November 28th, 2006 at
Thank you for this outstanding post. As someone with a 9-5 who is also trying to become a full time blogger/webmaster, I appreciate any and all time saving tips that you can share.
November 28th, 2006 at
Marshall, you write some great stuff, and you will be missed. Thanks for all you’ve done for the blogosphere and all of us aspiring bloggers.
November 28th, 2006 at
Thanks Marshall for the advice! You’ve written yet another great post. Good luck in your future endeavors.
November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
While I’ve enjoyed reading your work over at TechCrunch, I”m delighted that you’re back into consulting for npos and writing this blog again. Great post
November 28th, 2006 at
Hey Marshall,
good luck on your future plans! i personally read your posts @TC and here at your personal blog.
you’ll be missed– but not to long. as im sure you’ll be back soon.
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] I guess this post is actually three-fold. The real news is that Marshall Kirkpatrick left TechCrunch to work in non-profit so Mike Arrington is replacing him with Natali Del Conte. Douglas was light on her credentials, but confirmed that she was “smokin hot.” We’re convinced, if nothing else, her cleavage might add some gravity to that statement. […]
November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick » Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow (tags: productivity toread blogging) […]
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] 2. Marshall Kirkpatrick just left TechCrunch and “open sourced” his workflow. “Here’s an overview of how I read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat.” and “I will say that it is very helpful to subscribe to feeds without a moment’s hesitation.” I immediately put one of his simple hacks to good use, separating the feeds I must pay 100% attention to from the ones that need partial attention and the ones that simply need skimming. It’s not about the importance of the feed. It’s about how much attention I need to invest in reading, digesting, and reacting to the material. […]
November 28th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick » Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow How to manage thousands of feeds at once. I’m on the edge of feeling a bit overwhelmed with my RSS list right now. Marshall gives me a few ideas to manage my attention better. (tags: rss blogging howto research aggregator) […]
November 28th, 2006 at
best wishes
November 28th, 2006 at
Holy shit, Marshall, why didn’t you tell me? I could have had you working like a dog on a list of kooky nonprofit ideas as long as your arm for no money the minute you signed off of Techc…Oh, I see how it is.
November 28th, 2006 at
great to have you back marshall. really great. for some reason what made you great didnt translate, afaik. so now i can get back to your stuff.
November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
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November 28th, 2006 at
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November 29th, 2006 at
Thank you for sharing!
The information you provide is very useful
Good Luck to your new moves!
November 29th, 2006 at
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November 29th, 2006 at
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November 29th, 2006 at
Marshall Kirkpatrick leaves TechCrunch and also sh
Marshall bares it all in his blog post: Open Sourcing my Tech Crunch Work Flow
November 29th, 2006 at
Holy shit, Marshall! Look at all your friends!
November 29th, 2006 at
Congratulations on the change and welcome home Marshall! Though I’ll miss reading you @ TechCrunch, I’m looking forward to your interest in focusing on the nonprofit sector again also. No matter what you’re doing, I’m sure you’ll never be far away.
November 29th, 2006 at
Like Justin said, look at all the folks wishing you well; and well they should!
Your “Doing” it!!!
November 30th, 2006 at
[…] First, feed filtering is a concept I’ve always found of interest. Now that Marhall Kirkpatrick has come out with his methods for breaking stories using RSS and alerts, my interest has morphed. Marshall, by the way, is one talented blogger but he is equally skilled in how he discovers the news. He represents a new breed of journalism where breaking stories come from primary sources, but equally as important, from a filtered network of blogs where the freshest and most relevent news rise to the top. […]
November 30th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick, bekannter Ex-Schreiber vom Techcrunch-Blog, beschreibt im Artikel Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow seine tägliche Arbeit […]
November 30th, 2006 at
Looking forward to what comes next.
November 30th, 2006 at
Nice post brother! Keep them coming.
November 30th, 2006 at
[…] The topic of notification might be up for debate. Personally, I don’t need my reader to notify me about specific post content - I don’t blog about time sensitive info, and my support alerts are handled in other ways. This may change over time, but, IMO, the notification need is sufficiently served outside of the reader. If you want to know more about bouncing alerts/notifications out of RSS, I’ll defer to Marshall Kirkpatrick and a recent post launched shortly after decompressing from his writing gig at TechCrunch. […]
November 30th, 2006 at
[…] It is the simple tips and reminders that can sometimes be the most helpful, so check out the article on Marshall Kirkpatrick’s site. […]
November 30th, 2006 at
Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs von TechCrunch
Marshall Kirkpatrick, der jetzt ein halbes Jahr lang bei TechCrunch für und mit Michael Arrington auf TechCrunch geschrieben hat, hat in seinem Blog die Geheimnisse beschrieben, wie er es geschafft hat, die Leserschaft von 75.000 auf über 150.000 Les…
November 30th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick » Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow This is a post about how I did my research while writing for TechCrunch, written in the belief that the more valuable information a person shares the more likely they are to be hired to share even more information as a consultant. […]
November 30th, 2006 at
[…] http://marshallk.com/open-sourcing-my-techcrunch-work-flow […]
December 1st, 2006 at
[…] Thanks Steven for pointing me to Marshall Kirkpatrick’s post on keeping up. RSS feeds make it possible to consume far more information at a faster pace than would otherwise be possible for the human brain. That said, many people experience a new level of information overload once they begin reading feeds. Here’s an overview of how I read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat. […]
December 1st, 2006 at
Hi Marshall,
I really enjoyed reading you in TechCrunch, but as Chris said way up top we nonprofit folks need our 2.0 champ back! this post, for example: I’m still trying to convince people that they need to incorporate RSS into their workflow; perhaps I’ll win a few more converts through your efforts here.
Talk soon,
– Ian
December 1st, 2006 at
Interesting tips to make blogging work.
December 1st, 2006 at
[…] Marshalle Kirkpatrick som har skrevet på Techcrunch et halvt års tid løfter lidt af sløret omkring knoklearbejdet / kunsten at filtrere nyhedsstrømmen finde frem til det væsentlige og ride med på toppen af nyhedsbølgen. (eller selv være med til at skabe den): “I am subscribed to thousands of RSS feeds and currently have thousands of unread items in my feed reader - that suits me just fine. The secret is to organize those feeds so that the most important information is easy to access.” […]
December 1st, 2006 at
All the best Marshall - you deserve it!
Alex
December 2nd, 2006 at
[…] Blogging Tipps vom ehemaligen Techcrunch Autor. von Roland Durch Robert bin ich auf auf diesen Artikel von Marshall Kirkpatrick aufmerksam geworden. Er schreibt über seine Blog-Methodik, als er noch bei Techcrunch geschrieben hat (Ende November hat er dort aufgehört). The following is a description of my feed reading methodology. It’s how I break stories, if not in the first place then into the larger blogosphere. It’s a work flow that I believe can be applied in almost any sector. […]
December 3rd, 2006 at
How to read feeds
Not all of us read feeds like a guy at TechCrunch would do, but here are some suggestions on how to read feeds.
December 3rd, 2006 at
Hi Marshall, hope you remember me!
I even I have taken a break from my previous company mytoday.com
Even I seem to be using what you are saying to read feeds - mix of google ig and google reader.
Lately I have been thinking about working out a solution for management by feeds. Especially that now google docs and spreadsheet have rss support. So, security is inbuilt.
Just wanted to let you know - I am free and I am thinking of something in terms of mobile learning. But I do have free time and wondering what to do. Let me know if I could do something ….
Cheers +Vinu
December 3rd, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick » Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow Great how to about blogging for a big time blog. (tags: rss blogging howto research techcrunch blogs aggregator guide) […]
December 4th, 2006 at
[…] After picking up on Marshall Kilpatrick’s superneat RSS reading habits, I’ve started to pick up on more blogs related to my favorite examples of Nonprofit 2.0. […]
December 4th, 2006 at
It was fun reading your posts @ TC! Good Luck
December 5th, 2006 at
[…] Оказывается, Marshall Kirkpatrick ушел из ТеchCrucnch. Жаль, писал отличные статьи. […]
December 5th, 2006 at
Hur Techcrunch använder RSS för att hitta nyheter
Marshal Kirkpatrick som har jobbat på Techcrunch skriver om hur han använder RSS för att hitta nyheter och kunna skriva om dem först av alla.
December 5th, 2006 at
Cool! It is always nice to move up. Miss your work though.
December 6th, 2006 at
Whaaat….I go off on a vacation for a few weeks and you give me such a big surprise on my return? Not at all fair.
Please come back to TC.
December 6th, 2006 at
I am sure you will be missed there, but your presence will still be felt here on this blog. I personally enjoy your easy flowing writing style. Keep up the good work!
December 7th, 2006 at
Best of luck Marshall! I enjoyed our email conversations and am excited to see where this leads you. Congrats on following your passions!
December 7th, 2006 at
Wow, thanks for the ideas and suggestions Marshall!
December 12th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick open sources his workflow at Techcrunch This is a post about how I did my research while writing for TechCrunch, written in the belief that the more valuable information a person shares the more likely they are to be hired to share even more information as a consultant. […]
December 19th, 2006 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick escreve: “RSS feeds make it possible to consume far more information at a faster pace than would otherwise be possible for the human brain. That said, many people experience a new level of information overload once they begin reading feeds. Here’s an overview of how I read thousands of RSS feeds without breaking a sweat.” […]
December 27th, 2006 at
[…] Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Workflow (Marshall Kirkpatrick) […]
January 7th, 2007 at
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January 8th, 2007 at
I look forward to reading you blog some more, and hearing any other tips.
January 10th, 2007 at
[…] Organizing your RSS feeds Marshall Kirkpatrick used to work at Techcrunch. Now, after becoming the Director of Content at Splashcast, he has revealed the secrets of his news gathering ability at Techcrunch through this blog post. […]
January 10th, 2007 at
Thanks for the tips Marshall. Good luck!
January 11th, 2007 at
[…] Viele Firmen machen eine Menge Geld mit den Technologien, die sich um das große Thema Web 2.0 und Internet im allgemeinen ranken. TechCrunch ist ein Blog, dass diese Firmen im Auge behält und über Neuigkeiten auf diesem Gebiet berichtet. Wenn man hier auf dem Laufenden bleiben will, sollte man regelmäßig reinschauen. Ein früherer Autor von TechCrunch schreibt in einem Artikel über seine Blog-Methodik. […]
January 19th, 2007 at
[…] The good news is that he is back at his own blog, and has left us with a post that talks about some of the ways to track news, using RSS. I’m often asked how I am able to post so often and so quickly after news breaks - RSS my friend, RSS! […]
January 30th, 2007 at
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January 30th, 2007 at
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February 20th, 2007 at
A cool blogging style guide for me and the staff. Thank you.
March 6th, 2007 at
[…] Original post by Marshall […]
March 17th, 2007 at
[…] If I use the web-browsing mode, I can treat a Twitter window the same as Marshall Kirkpatrick has described using a Netvibes window as a place to turn to several times a day, to scan key feeds. Keep a lid on that, and Twitter becomes something to look at for a few minutes at a time, between 3-5 times a day. […]
May 2nd, 2007 at
[…] Revolving workflow strategies Geek to live: Control your workday Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow […]
May 21st, 2007 at
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July 4th, 2007 at
I say Im not that kind of perso. Hadad Usoa.
July 14th, 2007 at
But you keep on abusin i. Dragoslav Duilio.
July 30th, 2007 at
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September 14th, 2007 at
Good page
September 19th, 2007 at
that’s why it will never wor. Corrina Eudora.
October 9th, 2007 at
Some great information here!
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October 11th, 2007 at
[…] This weekend will mark one month that I’ve been writing over at Read/WriteWeb and doing consulting. In my previous stints as an online news writer (which I missed very much) I was often able to break news faster than my tech blogging competitors primarily through some advanced use of RSS feeds, which I wrote about here. I’m still doing that in this job, but there’s a new tool that’s making a huge impact on my reporting - Twitter! […]
October 20th, 2007 at
[…] Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Work Flow - Learn a lot from this article by Marshall Kirkpatrick, an ex-writer for Techcrunch. Be the first to report news by creative uses of rss feeds. […]
October 21st, 2007 at
when they say it’s ove. Vaughan Domitilla.
October 22nd, 2007 at
[…] Marshall Kirkpatrick beschreibt nach seiner halbjährigen Redaktionsleistung bei TechCrunch, wie sein persönliches Informationsmanagement während dieser Zeit ausschaute: […]
November 12th, 2007 at
Hello Marshall. Good luck. I believe you will be fine but I will miss your writtings. Greetings.
November 13th, 2007 at
[…] Ok, maybe not stars, but did I mention top tier bloggers and reporters scan feeds religiously? Marshall Kirkpatirck (formerly of TechCrunch, now with Read/Write Web) uses them as primary sources for breaking news: I am subscribed to thousands of RSS feeds and currently have thousands of unread items in my feed reader[…]I have several folders that include feeds from the blogs of companies I wrote about at TechCrunch, news search feeds for those companies and other high priority topics. I refresh and check those folders frequently throughout the day[…]The single most helpful tool for me in my efforts to blog about news events first has been an RSS to IM/SMS notification tool. I use Zaptxt to subscribe to very high priority feeds. It sends me an IM and SMS whenever a high-profile company blog is updated and in a number of other circumstances[…]A big part of taking a prominent position in the blogosphere is writing first on a topic. That’s a large part of what got me the job at TechCrunch and it’s something that an increasing number of people are clearly trying to do. […]
November 20th, 2007 at
interesting information on startups and projects about web 2.0.
February 4th, 2008 at
[…] This weekend will mark one month that I’ve been writing over at Read/WriteWeb and doing consulting. In my previous stints as an online news writer (which I missed very much) I was often able to break news faster than my tech blogging competitors primarily through some advanced use of RSS feeds, which I wrote about here. I’m still doing that in this job, but there’s a new tool that’s making a huge impact on my reporting - Twitter! […]
February 25th, 2008 at
[…] Finalmente, no te olvides de explorar constantemente nuevas posibilidades, los RSS nos pueden servir para realizar búsquedas especializadas de términos y monitorear estas conversaciones en internet, descubrir tendencias, crear nuestro portal personalizado de noticias y filtrar el ruido. […]
March 30th, 2008 at
[…] Open Sourcing My TechCrunch Workflow (Marshall Kirkpatrick) […]
April 7th, 2008 at
[…] I love seeing what kinds of tools people who trade in information on high levels have access to. My research workflow, which I wrote about here a year and a half ago, could use a big upgrade. FirstRain is a real inspiration. […]
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July 27th, 2008 at
Techcrunch has really come with the new articles and keeps user updates with the latest technology news.
August 4th, 2008 at
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August 5th, 2008 at
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August 26th, 2008 at
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