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Re: Show HN: my personal news reader, now public - SkimFeed.com

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Although I like the idea, I personally prefer Pulse.me. It has pictures and resized articles according to their significance. Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/W1NKw.png

Pulse looks like a neat idea, but I can't stand the layout. Where should my eyes go?

I'm a big fan of "significance", "buzz", and "personalization" in theory, but I find it easier to skim some text myself.

Re: Show HN: my personal news reader, now public - SkimFeed.com

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It's neat, but I find things more useful when they're not separated by source/author, but in how interesting I'll find them. I don't read an Ars Technica article just because it's from ars.

To me it would be much better to get rid of the origin altogether to help eliminate bias and focus on the actual story.

Re: Show HN: my personal news reader, now public - SkimFeed.com

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post #26

Although I like the idea, I personally prefer Pulse.me. It has pictures and resized articles according to their significance. Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/W1NKw.png

Pulse looks like a neat idea, but I can't stand the layout. Where should my eyes go? I'm a big fan of "significance", "buzz", and "personalization" in theory, but I find it easier to skim some text myself.

Re: "Where should my eyes go?"

I find that I can skim more easily with a few images that provide additional visual cues other than those of textual information. Pictures require a different visual focus, and might allow me to focus on the "bigger picture" (e.g. whether it is coming from WSJ), or "smaller picture" (i.e. more specific examples).

Additionally, I like that you can mix the sources together, with not too much of anything; instead emphasising a more holistic view.

Re: Show HN: my personal news reader, now public - SkimFeed.com

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post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pulse looks like a neat idea, but I can't stand the layout. Where should my eyes go? I'm a big fan of "significance", "buzz", and "personalization" in theory, but I find it easier to skim some text myself.

Re: "Where should my eyes go?" I find that I can skim more easily with a few images that provide additional visual cues other than those of textual information. Pictures require a different visual focus, and might allow me to focus on the "bigger picture" (e.g. whether it is coming from WSJ), or "smaller picture" (i.e. more specific examples). Additionally, I like that you can mix the sources together, with not too m…

great point about the sources.
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