A few weeks ago, in a comment on this blog, Lars Teigen introduced me to Secondbrain, a content management tool to “collect, organize, search and share all your web content in a single library.” Whenever the Founder and CEO of such a service takes the time to comment on your blog, it behooves you to check it out, and that’s exactly what I did.
I’ve been using Secondbrain since May 13 and have been pretty pleased with the experience, logging in every once in a while to see what’s new in the community. As the number of social networks and services increases daily, it’s aggregation tools like Secondbrain that will make the internet navigable, many have said, and I’m inclined to agree.
Compared to what some call the reigning competitor in the aggregation arena, FriendFeed, Secondbrain enjoys some unusual twists. Some of my favorite features include:
- the ability to organize and label your content into “Collections”
- a UI that’s easy on the eyes without looking bare
- a greater emphasis on tagging (e.g., in navigation)
Overall, I’ve been enjoying the service because it doesn’t overwhelm me like FriendFeed can. I can look at the stream of updates and breathe deeply, rather than begin to panic. And I like that.
I’ve been filing my Secondbrain content into collections analogous to the ones on this blog on a semi-regular basis. If you enjoyed this post, you might want to look into one or two of these collections for more goodies:
Check back every once in a while for more, or, even better, sign up for the Secondbrain Beta and friend me!
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