News filtering efforts News filtering efforts over the Webover the Web

Κουτσαυτίκης Κουτσαυτίκης ΔημήτριοςΔημήτριος

Affiliate SystemsAffiliate Systems

Google News Google News http://news.google.comhttp://news.google.com

Stumble Upon Stumble Upon http:/www.stumbleupon.com http:/www.stumbleupon.com

Newscloud Newscloud http://www.newscloud.comhttp://www.newscloud.com

Digg Digg http://digg.comhttp://digg.com

RedditReddit http://www.reddit.comhttp://www.reddit.com

Spotback Spotback http://www.spotback.comhttp://www.spotback.com

BBloglinesloglines http://www.bloglines.com/ http://www.bloglines.com/

AlltopAlltop http://alltop.com/ http://alltop.com/

Sharpreader Sharpreader http://sharpreader.net/http://sharpreader.net/

PNSPNS http://pns.iit.demokritos.gr/http://pns.iit.demokritos.gr/

FindoryFindory http://www.findory.comhttp://www.findory.com

myFeedz myFeedz http://www.myfeedz.comhttp://www.myfeedz.com

Application Application URLURL

Discontinued EffortsDiscontinued Efforts

myFeedzmyFeedz

FindoryFindory

PNS???PNS???

PNS???PNS???

Poor interface with bugsPoor interface with bugs

Evaluation formEvaluation form

Personalized news through categorized storiesPersonalized news through categorized stories

Common ApplicationsCommon Applications

SharpreaderSharpreader

Just RSS AggregatorJust RSS Aggregator

No feedbackNo feedback

DrawbacksDrawbacks

AlltopAlltop

No loginNo login

Tutorial videoTutorial video

Share story on facebook, twitterShare story on facebook, twitter

Power PointsPower Points

Search stories through specific categoriesSearch stories through specific categories

Poor recommendation method for affiliate storiesPoor recommendation method for affiliate stories

Topics viewed in another window (out of the system)Topics viewed in another window (out of the system)

DrawbacksDrawbacks

BloglinesBloglines

Related feedsRelated feeds

Import subscriptions via OPML formatImport subscriptions via OPML format

Task bar news NotifierTask bar news Notifier

Power PointsPower Points

Beta BloglinesBeta Bloglines

Just RSS AggregatorJust RSS Aggregator

No feedbackNo feedback

DrawbacksDrawbacks

SpotbackSpotback

RRecommends relevant content based on personal ecommends relevant content based on personal rating history rating history

EEmbedding Spotback technology mbedding Spotback technology eexposexposess users users to to more relevant content from your websitemore relevant content from your website

FeaturesFeatures

Spotback NewsSpotback News

Non signed-up loginNon signed-up login

Rate through values Rate through values

Power PointsPower Points

Personalized news : keyword + categoryPersonalized news : keyword + category

No result rankingNo result ranking

Poor interface implementation issuesPoor interface implementation issues

DrawbacksDrawbacks

RedditReddit

Community with group storiesCommunity with group stories

Non significant voting methodNon significant voting method

Toolbar plug-in (like-dislike)Toolbar plug-in (like-dislike)

FeaturesFeatures

DiggDigg

Blogged topicsBlogged topics

Search keywords and export results to RSS Search keywords and export results to RSS

Toolbar plug-in (like-dislike)Toolbar plug-in (like-dislike)

FeaturesFeatures

Google NewsGoogle News

Lists stories via Google News site selectionsLists stories via Google News site selections

Exports news to RSS feedsExports news to RSS feeds

FeaturesFeatures

NewsCloudNewsCloud

Free front page previewFree front page preview

Facebook applicationFacebook application

Wiki style walkthroughWiki style walkthrough

Extended login (facebook authentication,OpenId)Extended login (facebook authentication,OpenId)

Power PointsPower Points

Blog styled profileBlog styled profile

Explicit feedbackExplicit feedback

Add photo to the story (???)Add photo to the story (???)

Comment storyComment story

Exports feeds per group - cloudExports feeds per group - cloud

FeaturesFeatures

StumbleUponStumbleUpon

TechnologyTechnology

Toolbar plug-in (like-dislike)Toolbar plug-in (like-dislike)

Explicit feedbackExplicit feedback

Collaborative filtering Collaborative filtering

Compares profilesCompares profiles

FeaturesFeatures

Google ReaderGoogle Reader

OPML format supportOPML format support

Translate into my language functionalityTranslate into my language functionality

Simple, to the point interface implementation Simple, to the point interface implementation

Usefull Profile statisticsUsefull Profile statistics

FeaturesFeatures

Summary

Affiliate’s featuresAffiliate’s features

Non significant profile voting supportNon significant profile voting support

Distracting and non easy to use content interfaceDistracting and non easy to use content interface

Community mostly recommends relevant stories Community mostly recommends relevant stories and not the system itselfand not the system itself

Non implicit feedback methodsNon implicit feedback methods

Enforcement of peripheral applicationsEnforcement of peripheral applications

Possible EnhancementsPossible Enhancements

Free front page previewFree front page preview

Wiki or video walkthrough Wiki or video walkthrough

Comment shared storiesComment shared stories

Related feeds supportRelated feeds support

OPML format supportOPML format support

User’s profile trends(statistics)User’s profile trends(statistics)

Possible EnhancementsPossible Enhancements

NotifierNotifier

Rated voting feedback methodRated voting feedback method

Export search results to RSS feedsExport search results to RSS feeds

Compare profiles functionalityCompare profiles functionality

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