There once was a time on this grand internet of ours that finding information was hard. You knew there was lots of it out there, but actually getting to it took real work. Now, in 2011, we have the opposite problem. We have too much information. Social networks, aggregators like Reddit and our RSS feeds all bring us far more than we can handle. So what's a web nerd to do? Here are four tools I recommend to help you better organize and manage how you relate to information online:
Feedly
RSS readers are a dime a dozen these days, and Google Reader still sits atop the heap. But the problem with Google's RSS client is that it's really, well, ugly. It makes it tedious to plow through a few thousand stories a day. Feedly, however, is much prettier to look at and makes going through your feeds a much more pleasant, organized experience. It also recommends new feeds based on the ones you already subscribe too. Throw in iOS and Android apps too, and you have a winner.
Summify
Summify
Instapaper
Twitter Lists
What tools do you think are best for keeping on top of information overload? Let us know in the comments.
About the Author
Navneet Alang is a technology-culture writer based in Toronto.