Show HN: Vertical news aggregator (LGT “tech” vertical)

by rodedwards • 12 years ago

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rodedwards2• 12 years ago

Here's the same system doing an automotive vertical: http://wheelscore.com/

System is still under development - big thing outstanding is solving back-button behaviour on the infinite scroll.

I would really value folks feedback re: the "trending tags" and whether this is a valuable means of calling attention to notable news.

emrgx• 12 years ago

Can you explain what makes your news aggregator better/different than all the other options out there?

burtwalker• 12 years ago

You bet I can. Our news aggregation platform and apps are subject specific. Each one is heavily dosed with curated source content from subjects specific to the app itself. Within are categories that are more meaningful to the user. We're still in startup mode, but our two prototype/proof of concept mobile apps are available for free on the Apple App Store. We have plans for dozens of others. We are also in beta test with Android and web app versions of the same. Each app is independently curated by subject matter experts. Users with passionate interests in specific subjects will appreciate the lack of clutter and "USA Today" type of content selection.

See http://littlemandigital.net for further details.

rodedwards2• 12 years ago

Sure - thank-you for asking!

TW provides a stream of unfiltered content focused on the technology vertical, allowing for easy browsing and serendipitous discovery.

TW also automatically tags every story and surfaces "trending" tags to highlight the notable news buried in the stream.

So - the goal is to provide a degree of the "here's what you should know today" view, but still provide a fun to scan, unfiltered view of technology news.

Lots of action today - tags that bubbled up today (July 15, 2014) included...

Net Neutrality http://techwatching.com/tag/neutrality Yahoo! http://techwatching.com/tag/yahoo IBM http://techwatching.com/tag/ibm

...and a bunch of others.

searchbuzzmedia• 12 years ago

SearchBuzz Media provides human powered aggregation. No robots or machinery. No duplicate content. Just pure editorial on a large scale, whilst still offering the bitesize news you are after.

Currently we operate six websites and a YouTube channel with plans to expand in the future, flagship website searchbuzz.co which is US news based.

http://www.searchbuzzmedia.com

Show HN: Vertical news aggregator (LGT “tech” vertical)

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