[Update: Danny Ayers has some thoughts. ]

TailRank’s Filter:

• Upload an OPML file (your blogroll, for instance)
• Now, when you choose the filtered view on TailRank, you’ll only see TailRanked items that have X number (you pick the number) of links from feeds in your OPML file.
• TailRank also gives you an RSS feed for this data.

I used to think that was exactly what I wanted for the ‘flood’ portion of my blogroll – 150 feeds that I rarely read, but respect. It turns out that what I really want is an OPML reading list of TailRank Filtered feeds. 1 feed per folder in the OPML file I originally submitted. And that original OPML file? TailRank should keep an eye on it and compensate whenever I add, delete or rearrange feeds.

Basically, I want one filtered feed per category of blogs that I don’t read often. I want those filtered feeds to contain only relatively popular items from those blogs.

Incidentally, TailRank knows one kind of popularity and memeorandum has it’s own ideas. Me? Since I already trust all of these blogs that I want filtered, I’d like another kind of popularity to be considered – # of comments.

Anyway, I’m really glad someone (Kevin) is building a personal memetracker solution.

Meanwhile, Anne 2.0 wants an open source platform for this stuff.

I updated the Gregarius Frames theme to work with the new theme model that kdz checked in.   I left the old version of the files in the zip, so the theme will still work with older versions of Gregarius.  Let me know if you encounter any problems.

The new model makes it possible to use the mobile theme alongside another theme in the same installation.  I’ve had that working for a while now by using a 2 directory gregarius install, sharing the same database except for the prefs table.  kdz’s approach is cleaner and easier to maintain – SWEET!

Both Robert and Alex recently posted about bloggers who are using partial content feeds and how it can be frustrating to the reader.  I agree completely and I’ll give you a real world example of how it can be a danger to your business.

Gabe of Penny-Arcade posted today about PAX, their yearly conference, and a poll about their upcoming toy line.  I missed the news until just now, because both of those paragraphs were left out of their RSS feed.  I know you want to drive traffic to ads, guys, but frankly I’d rather have feeds with ads than partial content feeds.