This is another post documenting my blog refocus. After reducing the time spent in Google Reader, I decided I was spending way too much time tracking website statistics.

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Rumor has it that Twitter raised yet another round of funding, putting its valuation anywhere from $60 to $150 million. Is it worth that much?

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Yet another episode of the Elite Tech News Podcast is hot off the presses. Participants this time around are Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins (sans pants), Steven Hodson of WinExtra (keeping up the cranky side), Art Lindsey from artlindsey.com (not a Canadian), Louis of The Last Podcast, Sean P. Aune from Mashable and myself.

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A few weeks ago, I felt overwhelmed by information overload and moved to think about how I wasted time online and alter my behavior toward efficiency. My first target: Google Reader.

Over the past year or so I’ve been a Google Reader addict, subscribing to about 200+ feeds, and literally churning through 500+ posts on a daily basis (about 1/2 hour a day). If you do the math, that means I’ve probably skimmed over 200,000 posts in the past year.

The really scary thing is: I seriously cannot remember more than a handful of them.

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I’m still recovering from information overload syndrome, and while not as “in deep” in the TechMeme echochamber, I daresay I’m finding more interesting posts as a result.

Engtech at Internet Duct Tape writes about the a new issue with “lifestreaming” that he terms “information pollution.” It asks people to figure out which of their sites contain their primary lifestream and not “cross” them with other streams.

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Several iPhone 3G rumors floated past me in recent days, lending evidence that the new iPhone is nearly upon us.

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Google announced earnings this past Thursday which were above estimates, enough so that the stock rose a staggering 20% in one day. Yes, one day.

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Louis Gray writes a good post concerning blogger’s desire to make a profit from their blog, calling this basic desire “shocking.” He points out the hard truth: most bloggers don’t make any money because they add nothing unique to the blogosphere. If they get “pennies” for all their hard work, that’s exactly what they deserve.

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Apple Released another Apple TV update, 2.0.2, which took me a while to get around to because I wanted to watch Bulletproof Monk (thumbs down) before installing the update.

Anyhow, since installing the one bug that was bothering me since the “Take 2″ update is finally resolved. Basically, the Apple TV’s WiFi connection would randomly drop out, usually after a few days. Each time that would happen meant either re-entering the network’s password or restarting the Apple TV by pulling out the power plug (there isn’t a power button). So I am glad to report that 2.0.2 finally fixed that bug along with a generally snappier interface.

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I’m no longer on Facebook but I know there are some bloggers who spend a lot of time cultivating their zombies and superwalls. Six Apart just launched a free FaceBook app called Blog It that may make your blogging more efficient. Basically, it lets you write posts and update your blogs while in Facebook.

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