Can RSS Relieve Information Overload?

EContentMag.com: "Today's enterprise employees have more information at their fingertips than at any point in history. While this information can certainly help companies, how is an individual or even a large group able to keep up with the volume?

According to the Online Computer Library Center, the number of distinct Web sites grew from 2.8 million in 1998 to more than 9 million by 2002, when they stopped keeping track. When you consider that these sites consist of billions of pages and then factor in millions of Weblogs, workers are faced with an information-glut of mythical proportions. While this information can certainly help companies track competition, understand markets and trends, and gather more information than ever believed possible, how can a large group, much less an individual, be able to keep up with the volume?"