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This is going to come off like a plug, but I really enjoy the webapp I wrote: https://projectpiglet.com/ https://projectpiglet.com/ Im developing it for inves
by lettergram 9y ago
This is going to come off like a plug, but I really enjoy the webapp I wrote:
https://projectpiglet.com/ https://projectpiglet.com/
Im developing it for investing, and am about to release the first version of the robo-financial advisor.
However, in the process of developing it, I added the feature to follow topics. Then it sends users email updates of top news articles when either:
(A) Opinions on those topics change
(B) A spike in discussion occurs
That is to say, if bitcoins price goes up, the sentiment will be positive, but if the sentiment was already positive I wouldn't get notified. However, if for instance there was a recent coin split - I'd get notified because the sentiment would change.
Think of it as automated and accurate news curation.
To get the most recent news I used to visit HN every day, subreddits, and I follow blogs on Feedly. Now, the system I described actually targets my interest and sends me topics super well, so I don't have to scan HN or Reddit. Better than I thought it would, actually. I still visit HN obviously and will visit Reddit, but much less so and only when the topics I'm interested aren't changing (i.e. I'm not receiving an email of curated content).
The only pattern that hasn't changed are specific blogs such as loweringthebar.net which is still content I'm interested in, but not one that the piglet app I wrote can identify as interesting for me.