I would agree there is not much point subscribing to TechCrunch, Mashable et. all, But there are other types of content, like: - friend's blogs - vanity/compe

I would agree there is not much point subscribing to TechCrunch, Mashable et. all, But there are other types of content, like: - friend's blogs - vanity/competitor searches - Niche blogs that you follow [Warning: blatant plug coming] I use http://friendbinder.com http://friendbinder.com to follow my friends RSS, Twitter,Facebook etc. in the same place. I don't use a feed reader for big news sites anymore - they are just too noisy.