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Life & fun · October 10, 2013

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Ranking mainstream News on Twitter in real-time, an experiment.

http://newspo.st/dev-preview.html I'd like to hear some feedback about this App I've been working on lately. It's exactly what everyone tells you not to do: a "news app", but I strongly believe this one is different: News are ranked by real-time Twitter popularity, you can see what people says on Twitter about a specific topic and you can download full articles as well. I think personalization narrows the scope of articles you can come across, while sometimes it's good to read about stuff that matters to everyone. The first raw version of the app is now available on iTunes. If…

Ranking mainstream News on Twitter in real-time, an experiment. launched on October 10, 2013 with 10 votes, #113 of 565 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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This app ranks mainstream news stories based on real-time Twitter popularity, helping users discover what topics are trending across the platform. Users can read articles, view Twitter conversations about specific news topics, and download full stories. Designed for people who want to stay informed about widely discussed news rather than relying on personalized feeds that may limit exposure to broadly relevant stories. The app is available on iTunes.

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In the maker’s words, at launch

http://newspo.st/dev-preview.html I'd like to hear some feedback about this App I've been working on lately. It's exactly what everyone tells you not to do: a "news app", but I strongly believe this one is different: News are ranked by real-time Twitter popularity, you can see what people says on…

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