This is Not Ridiculous

With so many different social networks and online communities, getting notified about friend updates can get a little crazy. I realized the other day how ridiculous it had become. When a friend of mine posts something on his blog these are all the ways I am notified that he has done so.

1. I subscribe to his blog in Google Reader
2. Twitter posts a message when he has a new blog post via TwitterFeed. I am notified by Twitter via Twhirl,
3. SMS and
4. IM
5. We are friends on Friendfeed. I subscribe to my friend’s Friendfeed updates in Google Reader. His blog feed and Twitter feed both go through Friendfeed so I am notified
6. twice by Friendfeed.
7. Twitter automatically changes his Facebook status to his most recent Twitter update so I am notified in the News Feed when I log in to Facebook.
8. I am also subscribed to my friends Facebook updates in Google Reader so I am, again, notified that he has posted a new blog post from Google Reader via Facebook via Twitter.
9. I’m sure I forgot
10. a couple

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