Really great concept @rpmd30, and overall a neat idea!
Some feedback:
- The information density is really high. Especially on the articles themselves. There's everything from the number (1), to the title, to First seen, File under, then there's tags, a picture of a fire, image source, 3 share buttons, etc. Even if I stare at a generated article for 5-10 seconds, it's really hard to parse everything! Check out apps like Flipboard, Apple News, Timeline, Circa, etc. People really like the minimal, easy-on-the-eyes UI, especially when you need to parse headlines / info very quickly.
- I would find some cooler ways to show the data sources. Facebook has a really neat view where you can quickly see a compiled headline they've put together, and when you click through, you can see a stream of discussion / content sources. If anything, I'd keep the top level view of a story minimal and show more if people click
- Lastly, the feature I really want that most news products don't have is a FOLLOW STORY button! Circa kinda had this, but they've since folded anyway. It would be great to get an hourly update or daily update on the developments of a story. This DEF seems inline with the product you've built!
@skadamat thank you for the great feedback. I will take a look at the other news sites that you mentioned along with Facebook to see what our site can do better. Also, the follow story concept seems very cool and I will definitely look into that feature.
I thank you all for taking a chance to take a look at the site. Below are some questions that I would love some feedback on:
1. What's the first thing you notice about the site?
2. What is the most intriguing thing to you about how the technology behind News Ninja works?
3. How would you change the type of content typically posted on News Ninja?
