Findory Review
Findory is a computer generated news aggregator that offers personalization based on users reading habits.
Findory serves up headlines and descriptions in two broad categories: News and Blogs. Each of these is then broken down into typical sub-categories: politics, sports, tech, etc.
Each time a user clicks on a story to read, Findory remembers that and uses that to serve up similar type of information to the reader. Over time, Findory gets better and better at serving up content a user seems to like reading.
There are pros and cons to this approach. The big pro is being able to get more and more personalized. However I wonder if this approach would eventually limit exposure to slightly different, yet applicable content? Can I personalize myself out of being exposed to things new and different?
The key thing I enjoy about Findory is being exposed to new sites and authors. However, the number of news sources that are available is a concern. Having only used it a few days I see content consistently coming from the same sources. While I have discovered a few new goodies to put into my RSS Reader, I am wondering whether over time new providers will continually be added.
Why use Findory?
1) It is easy. One doesn’t even need to open an account as long as the cookie isn’t deleted.
2) Exposure to new authors and new sources of content.
3) Format is easy to read.
4) No pressure to ‘vote’ or bookmark or do anything. Just click and read.
In the grand scheme of news reading, a computer generated news aggregator should be part of the mix. Findory qualifies as one that users should consider adopting.
Posted by Paul Flyer on Thursday, January 12th, 2006 in RSS Solutions
