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by cam_pj 3788 days ago
Just a bit of background on this service...

As a preamble: I was really struggling to keep up with the news. There is just so much, and so much noise. It’s not easy to find out what articles are the most important ones and it’s time consuming.

I thought a simple and efficient approach would be to analyze what the leading experts themselves read and recommend. And Forereads was born :-).

Forereads generates specialised “news round-ups" to help people navigate the constant flow of stories published every day. The curation is done by the best experts on the premise that if several of them share the same article on social media, it is likely an important read. And Forereads does not just feature links, it adds context as well: what did these experts say when they shared a specific link? Can it help me understand the article better?

Let me know what you think. Thanks!

1 comments

I totally identify with the problem you are describing. I have been trying to use Twitter for this, but a- there's a lot of noise b- I don't really know who to follow. E.g. in AI: I don't really know the experts. The fact they are "pre-selected" in Forereads is super helpful.

So I like what you have done here a lot. Congrats.