Here then is a features summary of the News Refinery:
Aggregation | Collection of all the headlines from multiple sources |
Customisation | Creating my newspaper, with multiple pages |
Database / Filing | Classifying and filing (archiving) headlines and stories in folders |
Search | By date, source, author, content (keywords), concept |
Alerts | Notifications on keywords, breaking stories; multiple device support |
Summaries | Quick, brief story summaries, especially if headline is short or cryptic |
Daily Email | Just in case there is no web access; also email of marked articles |
Similar Stories | Stories like the one I am reading |
Classification | Directory of Headlines for navigation by category |
Recommendations | Based on what other people are reading and overlapping interests |
Offline Access | Sync stories with my computer (store locally) so I can read them offline |
Sharing | Putting stories in common folders to allow others to access them |
Email / Forward | To friends; also keep track of what I am forwarding to whom |
Discuss / Weblog | Comments on stories; Use to create user-generated content and communities |
Table of Contents | Single Page ToCs for magazines so I can see all stories on 1 page |
Translation | For reading stories in other languages |
Filters | Remove duplicates (e.g., same story from wire service) |
My Addition | Allow for addition of new source by giving URL |
In-Context | Place the event / story in context, provide perspective, chronological events (timeline), related stories from other sources |
Favourites | What others are reading and where, like Amazon’s Circles |
Learning | See what I am doing and learn, become smarter, monitor interests |
Repeat Search | Search for certain keywords at specific frequencies of time; email results |
News Browser | Custom front-end to better navigate news; add filters to narrow |
News Plus | Like VCR+, link online-offline; easier access to stories in print |
Extensions | To Discussion Forums, Press Releases, etc. |
Visual Appeal | Create a 2D/3D Map of stories; use colour to depict age of stories |
NewsBar | Like the Google Toolbar which sits on the desktop for alerts, quick links |
Search Others | A single window search on various news sites; email results from all |
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