👋 I'm looking for feedback on an idea I'm exploring around discovering and sharing content.
David O'Callaghan
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I’m exploring an idea around discovering and sharing content.
I subscribe to a few newsletters that share interesting links, and I really like how they give a summary or context of the link. But the problem is they often get buried in my inbox, so I struggle to get the benefit from them.
I’d love a tool that allows me to follow people who curate and share links. Save, add notes and share things I discover.
And take a more community-driven approach with discussions around interesting topics.
Here's a more in-depth demo:
https://www.loom.com/share/019a8...
Would you be up for sharing how you discover and share content at the minute and if my idea resonates with you?
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Zoran Jambor@zoranjambor
Neat idea, David! 👏
I'm subscribed to dozens of newsletters, hundreds of RSS feeds, and I follow many people on Twitter. And I still sometimes miss good content.
As a way to discover content, I guess the critical thing would be how many people adopt it and start using it regularly.
As a way to share content, it doesn't seem too appealing to me, as a lot of my reading outside of the browser (in Reeder, to be specific) and sharing it from there seems like a step I would rarely make.
In any case, I'm curious to see how your idea works out. 🙂
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@zoranjambor 👋
do you often read the things you find online?
Yeh the adoption would be a big challenge. I’m reaching out to a few people who currently share content through newsletters to see if they would be willing to give it a go to get the ball rolling with it.
Could I ask what you like about Reeder?
@ocallaghandavid I read things I find online daily—because I run the CSS Weekly newsletter, where I share links to relevant articles.
I like Reedeer's design and the fact that it's available on iOS and Mac, so I can seamlessly read on multiple platforms.
PS. Sorry for the late reply. :)
I think its cool - network effect is going to be hard. I could see myself using this for something like hacker news, but its just an ease of use thing
@philipsnyder Yeh the network effect is a big challenge. Would you just see yourself using it for bookmarking interesting things (is that what you mean by ease of use thing)?
This plug-in from South Korea could be quite similar to your product! I'm not sure if it provides English subtitles but would be worth a look!
https://youtu.be/y2a-OJqCD9I
https://liner.oopy.io/