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.
