skmmr news app: A light-weight international news feed perfect for skimming

When I created skmmr, I created the news app I wish existed. I wanted to be able to get the news quickly several times a day without having to go to news sites and be bombarded by ads, autoplay videos, or anything else they wanted to jam the page with. I also wanted to have the experience of a social feed but with more reliable news than just what my friends posted. Could I have both? Turns out that I could. I found the News API, which gives access to dozens of major news sources around the world and allows the user to search 30,000 websites and blogs. All I had to do was tap into all that data and make it easy to use. The version you see at the URL above is version 2. There were significant upgrades to the UI and the ability to combine multiple sources into one feed. Here is a small list of the sources you can read: Reuters ABC News The Wall Street Journal CNN BBC News Wired Buzz Feed Mashable and so many more The app is also internationalized. Read English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Italian, German, and many other international news sources in their published languages. The app even includes Google News articles from many different countries. To read the full story, simply click the headline or image and read the story at its original source. There's also the option to tweet out the headline (with a link to the story) right from the app. Because this is a web app, you can download it to your home screen (through the browser menu) and easily access the news like any app on your phone. If you're using Chrome the app will open in full screen like any app you download from an app store. I'd love to hear your feedback. There are about 600 users a month using the app. It's stable and provides a unique experience compared to most actual news websites.

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6yr ago

Dues to unforeseen circumstances we had to go back to rhe drawing board and recreate the app around a new data stream. We think we've made some improvements in features, layout, and the overall look and feel of the app. Some new features: Dark mode More app-like UI More layout options for the feed UI theme colors Internationalization will be coming soon as well as improved news search.