Update types and source channels
What an update is
An update is a single piece of content retrieved from a channel. This could be a LinkedIn post, a YouTube video, a blog article, or a newsletter issue. All of this content appears in the same inbox—regardless of which platform it comes from.
This is a deliberate design choice: instead of having separate views for each platform, you see everything sorted chronologically in one place. You can use filters to narrow down to a specific channel type at any time.
LinkedIn Updates
LinkedIn posts from companies and individuals are often the most informative updates. New products, milestones, personnel announcements—companies often share much of this information first on LinkedIn.
What Picasi sees: the post’s text, date and time, and the link to the original. Images and videos do not appear in full, but the link to the original takes you directly there.
LinkedIn updates appear with a slight delay, depending on the retrieval service.
YouTube Updates
When a competitor publishes a new video, it appears as an update—with title, description, and link. This is useful for product demos, webinar recordings, and other video content.
YouTube is fetched via the channel’s public RSS feed—which is checked every 15 minutes, so new videos usually appear within an hour.
RSS / Website Updates
Blog articles and news posts enter the system via RSS or Atom feeds. These are often the most in-depth content: detailed articles, technical posts, thought leadership pieces.
The full text is usually included in the feed and appears directly in your inbox without you having to switch to the original article.
Newsletter Updates
Email newsletters arrive in Picasi via a dedicated inbox address that Picasi creates for each source. You subscribe to the competitor’s newsletter using this address—and the content automatically appears in your inbox as soon as the email arrives.
This is the most direct channel: no polling delays, no algorithmic filtering. You see exactly what the competitor sends to its newsletter subscribers.
Why Update Types Should Be Weighted Differently
Not every channel type delivers equally relevant content. LinkedIn posts can be superficial or promotional; newsletters are often more substantial. RSS articles can be long and detailed, while YouTube updates show only a title.
Tags help prioritize update types: You can assign tags to specific channel types and filter your inbox accordingly if you only want to see a certain type of content.