Method and apparatus for providing feeds to users

1. A method of providing feeds to one or more connected devices comprising:

accessing a plurality of feeds wherein feed content is associated with syndicated periodic Internet website updates;

receiving connected device condition of use information from a connected device comprising: location, environmental context or time information, or combinations thereof;

receiving device characteristic information from the connected device corresponding to one or more characteristics of the connected device, the device characteristics including at least one of: device settings, mode, hardware, bandwidth capabilities or model;

sorting the plurality of feeds into one or more groups of feeds according to shared characteristics corresponding to the feed content based on a combination of the content of the feeds, the condition of use information and the device characteristic information;

suggesting a feed from the sorted groups of feeds;

embedding a control command in the suggested feed, where the control command is configured for execution on the connected device based on the device characteristic information to terminate, enable or change a function of the connected device, or combinations thereof; and delivering the suggested feed to the connected device; and

delivering the suggested feed to other connected devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control command is executable via a common application programming interface on the connected device or via a device specific application programming interface on the connected device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an input from the connected device associated with the suggested feed; and

transmitting a control command associated with the suggested feed to the connected device in response to the input.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein sorting the feeds comprises:

characterizing the feeds using identifying information from the feeds; and

sorting the feeds in response to the characterizing.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the suggested feed comprises selecting the suggested feed in response to a keyword from the connected device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information corresponding to a current program presented on the connected device;

wherein selecting the suggested feed comprises suggesting a feed associated with the current program.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sorting the plurality of feeds into one or more device specific groups of feeds, wherein each device specific feed is capable of being presented in a medium of an associated type of connected device.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting an organized interface to the feeds on the connected device, the interface organized according to keywords.

9. A device comprising:

a content presenter comprising a display to present primary content, where the primary content originates in a feed;

a network interface to:

transmit conditions of use and configuration information associated with the device to a server;

where the conditions of use comprise: physical location, environmental context or time, or combinations thereof;

where the configuration information comprises the device: settings, mode, hardware, bandwidth capabilities or model, or combinations thereof; and

receive feeds including embedded control commands and wherein the feeds share characteristics corresponding to the primary content of the feeds and responsive to condition of use and configuration information;

a feed interface to select one of the feeds;

a control unit to execute a control command embedded in the selected feed where the control command corresponds with a function of the content presenter associated with the configuration information; and

a feed suggestion interface configured to transmit a suggested feed to another device or a server.

10. The device of claim 9 , where the control command corresponds to the condition of use and device configuration information.

11. The device of claim 9 , where:

the feed interface is configured to transmit an input to the server; and

the control unit is configured to execute the feed command received from the server in response to the input.

12. The device of claim 9 , comprising a feed filter interface configured to filter the feeds responsive to user input.

13. The device of claim 9 , where the feed interface comprises a feed browser to present available feeds to a user.

14. The device of claim 9 , where the feed interface includes a single action interface to select the feed in response to a single user input.

15. The device of claim 9 , where:

the primary content is an electronic program guide;

the selectable characteristics of the feeds are associated with entries in the electronic program guide, where the entries indicate subject matter of content of the feeds; and

the control unit is configured to cause the content presenter to present content associated with the selected feed as the primary content.

16. A system for providing feeds to a connected device, comprising:

means for accessing a plurality of feeds based on a content of the feeds;

means for receiving the plurality of feeds;

means for sorting the plurality of feeds into one or more groups of feeds based on the content of the feeds;

means for indicating content preferences for selecting custom feeds to be presented on the connected device;

means for characterizing and indicating a context of use for the connected device, where the context of use comprises time of day, geographic location information and environmental information;

means for associating the context of use with one or more of the content preferences;

means for adding device specific commands to the feeds responsive to the content preferences and the context of use;

means for receiving device information from the connected device, wherein the device information includes one or more of the following: device settings, mode, hardware, bandwidth capabilities or model;

means for selecting a custom feed or group of custom feeds from the grouped feeds in response to the content, the context of use and on the device information; and

means for indicating on the connected device an availability of a suggested feed.

17. The system of claim 16 , further comprising:

means for receiving in a server a user input on the connected device from the connected device; and means for controlling the connected device in response to the user input received in the server.

18. The system of claim 16 , further comprising:

means for characterizing and indicating a connected device mode for feed delivery; and

means for creating a plurality of device specific feeds from the feeds, each device specific feed associated with a type of a connected device and created to be presented in a medium of the associated type of connected device in the indicated mode for feed delivery.