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boston.com to adapt to what you like to read

By adamg on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 4:26pm

Sarah Marshall reports on big changes afoot at the free online version of Globe stuff, most notably a Facebook-like "stream of content" that will attempt to figure out what you're looking at and show you less of the stuff you're not.

Also, a Globie said at some European conference, the site will be revamped to become more "responsive" to differently sized browser windows, from little phones to, presumably, those giant desktop things Fox just introduced. Will be interesting to see how they adapt the 4,300 different home-page elements they now have to something like that, or if they just ditch most of the pointers to slideshows about people who look like their dogs.

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By anon on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 4:35pm.

But won't bubbling lead to less discourse as people only read what they want to read and no longer see opposing viewpoints or thought provoking information?

By Nancy on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 5:13pm.
  1. Love Letters
  2. Patriots
  3. any story related to Apple or Twitter
  4. More Patriots
  5. other football news

Edited: Any story I read on UHub first and want more information.

By Brian Riccio on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 6:33pm.

the monthly appearances of Boston's best burger/Chinese food!

By Hillary on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 8:20pm.

And "news" about the latest offerings at Dunkin Donuts.

By truly godfrey on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 5:25pm.

If I never have to scroll past another Brady on the town item again that would definitely be a huge plus. HUGE. Perhaps they will also figure out that I don't care what sports dudes wives wear. How, though, to tell them to cover women's sports? If it isn't there I can't click on it.

By anon on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 5:26pm.

a blank page?

By Kaz on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 5:38pm.

Example page of Boston.com adapting to what I wanted to read from Boston.com:
Beta version of the new Boston.com

By BostonDog on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 6:07pm.

This is what my version of Boston.com would look like. Lots of local content, non-horrible comments, and absolutely no slideshows of clipart.

By Kaz on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 5:40pm.

...most notably a Facebook-like "stream of content" that will attempt to figure out what you're looking at and show you less of the stuff you're not.

I'm not looking at the ads, but I don't predict it will show me less of them.

By ErnieAdams on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 5:52pm.

The current best-kept secret of boston.com is the ability to access mobile.boston.com through a desktop browser. Gets you to most of the new content that's there, dumps a surprising amount of fluff, and sharply reduced ads/page elements means that it's friendly to the more ancient or low-bandwidth setups with which I too often find myself dealing.

By Boston_res on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 6:13pm.

They're going to display other online news papers.

By anon on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 7:23pm.

when my news sites get too "news-y." Bring on more Miley Cyrus articles and stories on where to get Boston's best blueberry coolada. Maybe the yearly "Boston's best dressed" story will go monthly - so we can see more pasty-white thighs in dresses only a blind lesbian would be caught dead in.

By Hyde_Parker on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 11:17pm.

Aaaaaandd as a result I'll be hitting UHub even more for my Boston news.

By anonnona on Wed, 10/09/2013 - 10:30am.

More Bill Brett party photos and locals who think they look like celebrities, but don't.