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24 alternatives to Reading the Comments

Likers, haters, and manipulators at the bottom of the web

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Reading the Comments launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hater News▲103

   Exposing internet trolls and haters

   2014 · haternews.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nicely Said▲78

   Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose

   2016 · nicelysaid.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Antibait▲88

   Protects you from clickbaits

   2017 · antibait.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ExplainToMe▲182

   Automatic web article summarizer

   2016 · explaintome.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mental Notes▲127

   Bring a little psychology to Web design

   2014 · getmentalnotes.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Content Strategy for the Web▲57

   Better content means better business

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Feedworthy▲72

   A beautiful way to experience Reddit

   2014 · yapstudios.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Buch▲71

   A Telegram book reader bot

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notebooks▲74

    Get feedback easier and iterate faster

    2016 · zurb.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Voten▲73

    Social bookmarking for the 21st Century

    2017 · voten.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Meddle▲61

    Blogging re-invented.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator▲83

    The inside mechanics of how blogs & news are made.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Criticue▲82

    Your web projects. Peer reviewed.

    2014 · criticue.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fever Reader▲73

    A Feed Reader with A Brain

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17TV
    Traverse, visually intuitive web commenting/discussion▲9

    2013 · 74.207.237.99 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Understanding Media▲70

    The Extensions of Man

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spacy.io▲86

    Semantic analysis of the Reddit hivemind

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hi▲62

    A real-time writing community.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Webs of Influence: The Psychology of Online Persuasion▲14

    The Psychology of Online Persuasion

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CF
    Comments for Medium.com▲5

    2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24HR
    HN Recommended – a curated list of HN commenters' opinions▲7

    2020 · hnrecommended.com · its alternatives →

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