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What’s your favorite feed? Does it have a 100% read rating?

July 10, 2008 | Posted by: Neil

If you are like me, your feed reader (Google Reader in my case) is in a perpetual state  of 1000+ unread items. But which feeds are to blame, and which do you read daily?

Most feed readers will allow you view your readership "trends", check it out you might be surprised by which feeds you read most consistently. In my case, only two of my 50+ feeds have a 100% read rating, AdFreak and Auckland Daily Photo. While the daily photo site was not a shock as it serves up content that is strictly visual and  doesn't require much effort to view;  AdFreak was not one I would have expected. 

So what is it that makes a reader more likely to read every post put out? Well in AdFreak's case for me it is the mix of valuable content served up with a bit of attitude. Posts that you might send to your boss, and to your buddy who works in a totally unrelated business, that is the balance keeps me reading. Entertaining? Check. Educational? Check. Politically Correct? Not always.

So what feeds have a 100% read rating for you? Are what you would have expected? Are they more on the informative side or the entertianing side? Any hidden gems you recommend?