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 Posted 5/22/2008 1:45:16 PM |
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We introduced a new feature today in the NewsGator Online reader. We have partnered with SenseArray to provide suggested articles based on your own interactions with the reader.
The recommended stories feature works by sending to SenseArray the relevance data collected when users click links, tag, save or forward articles. Users can also give direct feedback on the recommended articles with simple “thumbs up” and “thumbs down” controls. All users get a set of recommended recent stories chosen from the seven million new daily articles NewsGator retrieves. Users can also display recommendations within specific sub-categories like Top News, Entertainment, Sports, Fun Stuff, Science and Technology.
To configure this feature, simply click on Settings from the menu. Look for "Headlines Sections" where you can pick and choose your desired content.
Tell us what you think.
Keith Franklin
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| Posted 7/9/2008 10:12:13 PM |
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I have been using the recommendations and it seems to work, sort of, but
1) For a while I was getting items in all the categories but recently only the un-catergorized area has headlines.
2) I'd like to tune it and perhaps set the number of headlines that I get rather than just 3.
3) When I refresh the feeds, I'd like to stay in the feeds rather than return to the suggestions area and perhaps have a button to go the the suggestions display.
4) In general I'd like to have more functionality in the Online version, e.g. "Mark read/Next folder", Ctrl-D to do it, etc.
Thanks
Mike Liveright
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| Posted 7/10/2008 3:05:46 PM |
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| I've turned this feature off. It loads too slowly, the headlines are rarely of much importance (fake tiger photo? lottery ticket debacle? they're several days old and weren't that important when they were actually "news") and rarely refresh on their own (if ever), and clicking the thumbs up and thumbs down doesn't seem to do much, either. And how do you choose? An article about a 41-year-old Olympic swimmer; there's not much to like or dislike about that; it's maybe of passing interest, but is it something that belongs in the top three news stories for the day (not to mention that's five days old now)? I assume there are more important things going on in the world. But pressing the thumbs down doesn't make it go away and bring up something more relevant, or at least fresher. What's the point? Show me real news or don't bother.
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