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How to Speed Read on the Web

evernerve.com — Speed reading for the Web explained. Webmasters, geeks, info junkies and Web addicts take notice! Blast through the Web sea of information.

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  • tlcstudio, on 02/13/2008, -4/+4not abd a post actually
    • Whaines, on 02/13/2008, -2/+11pretty abd comment actually
    • kenyan, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2He's trying to imply that if you speed read his comment, it still works. :)
    • Shevanel, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2you should learn how to speed type :-D
  • jphicks, on 02/13/2008, -0/+46Read through it so fast I didn't get it all.
    • lava, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Speed read? I don't even click on the articles, just the headline and the description is good enough for me. O wait, you mean outside of digg? who does that?
    • PatoLucas, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Fail: I can read so fast that I did read War and Peace in 10 minutes, it was about Russia and some war... I guess
    • daza, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1I actually sped read through most of the article, guess I didn't really need the help it offered in the first place.
  • midoritsuru, on 02/13/2008, -3/+6Dugg for actually being useful information!
  • weehead, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1I tried to speed read and my eyes just get hurt. Otherwise another informative article
  • twrife, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2When I speed read through the Digg titles in Google Reader I always mix up words or letters and end up looking at an article that has nothing to do with what I actually thought it did.
  • chumpsucker, on 02/13/2008, -1/+7How to speed read the web: Click "Digg IT" and move on.
  • superfirex80, on 02/13/2008, -1/+11TLDR!
    • SmilinBob82, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1darn, you beat me to it...
      although i actualy did read it.
  • chrisaug18, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2This article should be on Digg's FAQ
  • bradbeattie, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Too much to read at a normal pace? Stop browsing the web so much! Seriously, how important is most of the stuff you read a week after you've read it? Institute a little moderation and I doubt you'll be overwhelmed anymore.
    • MaxIsBored, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Or, you can speed read through ALL the topics you want, instead of cutting things you don't want.
  • mwmccullough, on 02/13/2008, -1/+1Great tips. I also use an RSS feed reader, I've found that helpful for weeding out a lot of excess junk.
  • imaylayla, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1nothing new~but is still worth your time for a quick reading:)
  • icexe, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3i couldn't pay attention long enough to finish. Something about scanning titles, first paragraphs, and one or two supporting sentences and...oh, wait...did I just speed read that speed reading article?
  • chaos7, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1after using the internet a lot for the past 10+ years, i have become a very good speed reader.
  • finethug, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Very Interesting information. I need to read it one more time, so I'm digging it.
  • cl2yp71c, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6http://www.spreeder.com/

    Amazingly useful, give it a shot.
  • nexmachina, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Speed read it. Nothing new. Anyone working in a critical production environment adapts. I don't see how a blogger would benefit from this, it's not like they need to be anywhere other than Starbucks.
  • magicjamers, on 02/13/2008, -4/+1Play swat the flies with a mega fly swatter!
    http://digg.com/playable_web_games/Mega_FLY_Swatte ...







































  • maxsee420, on 02/13/2008, -0/+0yes, RSS plus view as source code equals meat and potatoes of the matter. So long as the web page doesn't have to many bells and whistles...
  • damentz, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3997363/EyeQ_Reading_I ...

    Don't click that under any circumstance!
  • cmdrNacho, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1I just sped read through this article
  • LittleFishChan, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1I downloaded the demo for "Rapid Reader" and it is quite nice. Check it out: http://www.rapidreader.com/
  • pcsperson, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Always good a skill to have, with the abundance of information on the web.
  • Intangible360, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2I have to laugh at the idea that the you can trust the title as a representative synopsis of an article, especially on the internet. Titles are often deliberately misleading and only after you've read the article do you see their true meaning rather than the shocking, eye catching meaning you first read the title as.
    • specialK16, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Regarding the article, I don't agree either that the author says that in most cases, reading the title and the subtitle is enough since the rest is only supporting evidence. Well, if you want to believe every headline you see, then be my guest. But I'm sure most of us agree that you don't know ***** until you read the complete article.
  • sobebelushi, on 02/13/2008, -0/+4its amazing how i speed read right past this article
  • CptCancer, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1how not to speed read. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaKxRN2LdEI
  • grovest4life, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2from what i skimmed this is commonsense
  • darlyn, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3There's no need to read that entire article. This stuff is common sense and generally applies to everything from books to junk mail. Generally. Titles are often misleading or stray from their topics, so skimming through isn't always your best choice.
  • smartass007, on 02/13/2008, -0/+11) use firefox

    2) get this plugin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/340 ...

    3) right-click on page you want to save, and choose, 'save page as image'...keep the default png format and best image resolution

    4) sign into google docs (get free account if you don't already have one)

    5) open new text document

    6) enter tags or keywords pertaining to the page you're saving, that are easily searchable within googledocs in the future.

    7) tab down a couple lines past your keywords and then click the 'insert' tab, then choose 'image'...browse to your 'save as png' file you previously saved and it will load into your google text doc

    8) save the doc and exit...move it to a folder, if desired.

    now you have a cached and searchable webpage, accessible forever from any internet connected device.

    you're welcome
  • adooga, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1tl;dr
  • Pmosis, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2How to speed read on the web: Realize you already know how to speed read on the web and decide not to read this article.
  • waluum, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1One word: focus.
  • weeeezzll, on 02/13/2008, -1/+2Buried for encouraging people to not read the complete story.
  • galn, on 02/13/2008, -0/+0these methods are applicable. with practice, I believe my reading speed can improve a lot.
  • Dimbleby, on 02/13/2008, -0/+2Didn' t read all of TFA......took too long
  • Spoomeister, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Ok, this is pretty evil. Should people really be encouraged to skim (i.e.-pick out key words + accept with no critical thought) when so much of our news comes from the web? The article literally says to throw out supporting information. Because that's what speed-reading is.
    I need to find (or write) "how to read for comprehension, and challenge assumptions, on the web"! Well, yes, with a better title, because that one seems pretty pompous and boring. But, still....
  • DBradbury, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1One of my friends always said he did this when studying, he failed ALWAYS.
  • sirspongey, on 02/14/2008, -0/+0Hasnt this been around for some time?
  • osfadli, on 02/14/2008, -0/+0cool
  • beastmoon, on 02/14/2008, -0/+0I like to read slowly and clearly for several website like news. Speed reading i use only for not important web for me.
  • KaraWrites, on 03/08/2008, -0/+1Excellent post-it's even written in a way that allowed me to quickly learn the content.
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