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Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

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Post by zeras »

lukevp wrote: post #29
zeras wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is really surprising and somewhat irritating that it is not more common.

No results found is actively optimized against, which raises recall and reduces precision of search results Via synonyms, stop words, etc. the priority of a search engine is to deliver you results because those are actionable even if not fully relevant.

I agree and I like that meta search engines offer fuzzy search matching, because sometimes you know what you want but are not quite sure of the best keywords to use to find it.

I just wish more search engines offered an option or default setting where search results would only include exact matches.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

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Post by zeras »

superasn wrote: post #30

Wow this site is very well done. The amount of filters on the search page is insane. Also love the look and fast loading. Clearly a lot of hard work must have been put to make this. Congrats on the launch and I wish you all the best. P.S. Just out of curiosity, what's the business model for this site?

Thank you!

The site supports user subscriptions for advance reader and searching functionality, so my hope at least for now is that people will use the free version and at some point want higher limits or more functionality and then upgrade.

I have a lot more planned for it long term (everyone always says that, but it is true) such as an API service, but for now, I am focused on improving the reader service and adding more sites to the index.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

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Post by IPTN »

zeras wrote: post #2

Developer here .. I am excited to announce the beta launch of NEWS and RUMORS .. https://newsandrumors.com/ I have been solo developing NEWS and RUMORS for the last year with the goal of improving and simplifying content discovery and providing a way for lesser known bloggers and content publishers to reach a much larger audience. There is so much great content on the internet that gets lost or never found because th…

I was looking at the payed options and it shows a one-time upgrade key, but it requires me to enter payment information before providing any info on it such as the price or defining what the one-time upgrade entails.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

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Post by zeras »

IPTN wrote: post #34
zeras wrote: post #2

Developer here .. I am excited to announce the beta launch of NEWS and RUMORS .. https://newsandrumors.com/ I have been solo developing NEWS and RUMORS for the last year with the goal of improving and simplifying content discovery and providing a way for lesser known bloggers and content publishers to reach a much larger audience. There is so much great content on the internet that gets lost or never found because th…

I was looking at the payed options and it shows a one-time upgrade key, but it requires me to enter payment information before providing any info on it such as the price or defining what the one-time upgrade entails.

That is an oversight definitely. The payment flow requires we collect the payment method before the "checkout" page, but it should definitely show all prices prior to the payment method step. I will work on changing that.

Thank you for pointing that out!

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

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Post by zeras »

onyva wrote: post #32

Is the solution to “content diversity” problem (right wingers current fake issue) flooding readers with more trash and low quality content? Isn’t this what Facebook’s for?

My intention behind content diversity is not based on political interests, but rather a desire to offer a greater level of exposure for lesser known content and blog sites.

By "diversity" I mean that a developer who writes good articles on python whose blog only gets a few users a day will be treated the same as content from high traffic sites.

Unlike other news services that either have political leanings or are beholden to their advertisers, I want to provide an independent service where people can decide for themselves what they read or do not read.

Re: Show HN: An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content

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Post by zeras »

pc9 wrote: post #36

I like the design. I'm curious about the technologies you used, do you have details anywhere?

I have not posted those details yet as the network security voice in my head screams, "DON'T DO IT!"

That said, I will probably post something on the site soon as I always find it interesting to see how other sites are built.

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