FeedWinnower: layering structures over collections of information streams

Information overload is a growing threat to the productivity of today’s knowledge workers, who need to keep track of multiple streams of information from various sources. RSS feed readers are a popular choice for syndicating information streams, but current tools tend to contribute to the overload problem instead of solving it. We introduce FeedWinnower, an enhanced feed aggregator that helps readers to filter feed items by four facets (topic, people, source, and time), thus facilitating feed triage. The combination of the four facets provides a powerful way for users to slice and dice their personal feeds. In addition, we present a formative evaluation of the prototype conducted with 15 knowledge workers in two different organizations. Author Keywords RSS feed, feed reader, RSS overload, faceted browsing, information stream, information overload. ACM Classification Keywords H5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces - Graphical User Interfaces. General Terms De...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Lichan Hong, Gregorio Convertino, Bongwon Suh, Ed H. Chi, Sanjay Kairam
• Keywords: CHI 2010, Feed Reader, Human Computer Interaction, Information Overload, RSS Feed