More About Collaborative Filtering

The two current buzzwords in the RSS world are “collaborative” and “filtering,” usually used together. Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb takes a closer look at how two companies, Illumio and NewsGator Online, are approaching collaborative filtering.

Perez finds a lot to like about Illumio and the way it filters feeds and content, but she picks NewsGator as the better product overall because it works on all platforms (Illumio is a Windows-only product) and because of SenseArray and AideRSS, two filtering services with which NewsGator has partnered. It’s worth reading if you’re still trying to understand how and why filtering can be useful for RSS reader users.