What Do You Do When You've Got 'Em?

Once you've got the Web source, you've got to decide what to do with it. I generally do a quick evaluation (see Chapter 13, “The Principle of Salt Grains”), and, if it's something I think is good, I'll cover it in my newsletter or drop it in a text file of sites to review later. Sometimes I'll find a site that's so awesome I start using it a lot. When that happens I generally pick another site to either stop using or drop in priority. When I discovered Feedster I began using that more often and dropped Daypop in my priority. Sometimes I'll find a site that I'll use often with an eye on using it more in the future, like Gigablast. If you keep an eye out for new sites related to your research interest, I bet ...

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