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Micha · 3 years ago

You are right in differentiating Spotback (content personalization) from Netvibes/Pageflakes (homepage customization). Spotback user experience, albeit not perfect yet, is designed to assist users discover great content without actively searching for it. In today's overwhelming amount of fresh news there is a growing need to offer alternatives to conventional news search and Spotback is aiming to do that by focusing on the RELEVANCY of specific news item to a specific user, rather than on the overall POPULARITY of the news item.
Rogel · 3 years ago

I agree. I would just add that Spotback's competition isn't netvibes rather than Tech.Meme and Google News. Both trying to filter the flood of information but the philosophy is completely different
Alex · 1 year ago

People looking for a service offering personalised content without requiring much technical knowledge might also like http://tiinker.com . It's also a personalised news service, pulling stories from news websites and blogs as it's published and learning what each user likes to read.