RSS Can't Fill Google Reader Void

@MichaelSurtees is the product designer at Dataminr in New York City. He has been blogging since 2005.

When it comes to discovering and consuming content online, I divide people into two groups: those who go to popular websites to get their content, and the people who use Google Reader

The difference is that people using Google Reader tend to be much more active when trying to find things as fast and efficiently as possible.

For me, I've organized a lot of sources within a number of folders in the same manner that I organize Twitter lists. I have tiered folders into which the sources go. Over time, if the source is good, it jumps into a more active folder. If the content slows, I move the source down