Network catalyst twitter has made connecting with friends incredibly simple but if you want to use the social service as a news notifier, finding a way to filter through all the feathers is essential. Making time to read every tweet and possibly post a few becomes even more of a challenge when you are following hundreds or even thousands of like minded bird bloggers. Twitter is a useful informant once you refine your reading list and improve your information architecture.
How to find good feeds to follow
Compare feeds with tickery.net a site that uses FluidDB query language to compare and identify potentially valuable feeds to follow. FluidDB (fluidinfo.com) is a shared database that allows people to build applications which benefit from co-operation (view slideshow description). To transform your feeds into a newspaper style format for easy reading visit paper.li and it will organize the links for you.

Inga Yandell
Explorer and media producer, passionate about nature, culture and travel. Combining science and conservation with investigative journalism to provide resources and opportunities for creative exploration.