Haven’t updated in a while. Mostly been heads down at work on a big project and traveling a lot. SXSW was a blast. Eventually I will post something about that and the awesome panels. Other than work/travel I have finally started regularly updating my podcast again. There are a few new mixes over there. Including an 80min one (Subprime Summer Meltdown) that I am relatively excited about. Mixes are mostly what I have been doing in my free time. On the tech side Aide RSS’s google reader add-on has me really excited. Trying to make some domain specific info dashboards with netvibes, pipes and AideRss. For the silicon valley news it is working out. For niche mp3-blogs it is failing. AideRSS is definitely a good barometer for attention and buzz, but does nothing for taste. Ultimately the more you trust the audience of a feed the more apt AideRSS is to be of some help. Last interesting mention is Spokeo. I have been playing around with a product idea in this space for a while now. The gist is the app tells you things about your friends from various social-networks you may not have known. Spokeo’s UX has a WAYS to go, but it is the closest thing I have seen to the product I want to make.