john_mac
Re:NBC will shut down the Breaking News app
on Monday December 12, 2016 @10:29AM (#13158686)
https://virwire.com
Breaking and trending news curation continues to elude much of the the MSM, we created Virwire to solve critical automation and bias issues.
Re:Facebook’s Walled Wonderland Is Inherently Incompatible with News
on Monday December 05, 2016 @09:44AM (#13105603)
There really is an alternative - crowd curated news by Virwire - https://virwire.com - bypasses the whole media bias thing with good old wisdom of the crowds. (shameless plug, I'm the developer)
Re:Ask HN: Have any side projects from Show HN gone big?
on Monday December 05, 2016 @09:07AM (#13105387)
Virwire: https://virwire.com
Did a Show HN a few months ago, got very little 'comment' attention but still got a ton of new mobile users who have grown into a solid base. This was the only promotion to date.
Small bootstrapped team, Virwire is PoC of crowd curated news for millennials.
Re:Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple? (2008)
on Friday December 02, 2016 @04:44PM (#13092597)
The discovery of Gobekli Tepe was completely random and could just as easily not have happened. Our picture of the post ice age period is tenative at best and easily disrupted by new information. I suspect there are many more sites like this lurking under the soil, especially in this region.
Pigs can be optimists or pessimists, depending on personality and mood
Re:Ask HN: What simple tools or products are you most proud of making?
on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @10:11PM (#12964256)
https://virwire.com
I'm chronic news junkie and wanted a perpetual drip of viral news on my phone. Addiction satisfied :)
Re:Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
on Monday November 07, 2016 @02:04PM (#12893860)
https://brandfountain.com
A startup brand store with curated inventory of premium project and startup domains. Domains can be developed or sold as is.
Needs a little polish before launching, don't really have the time.
Instant revenue stream with a bit of marketing.
Shouldn't I Get Paid More for Doing Three People's Work?
We need to teach 10M Canadians to code or we’ll get left behind
The strange number 0.577 keeps showing up in everything
Our closest Earthlike planet appears to be “covered” in water
Washington's governing elites think we're all morons, a new study says
Re:Boeing CEO Vows to Beat Musk to Mars
on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @11:09AM (#12644447)
By fostering a larger talent pool competition insures a dynamic long term future, lack of it it often leads to creative stagnation. This is the case in natural systems as well.
Bees trained by scientists can teach each other new skills
The Swede leading the way to a cashless society
Re:Show HN: Virwire – A Mobile friendly viral news stream
on Thursday February 18, 2016 @07:14PM (#11130503)
Hi everyone, founder here. I made Virwire because I wanted a better/mobile news experience with more relevant content. Virwire monitors tens of thousands of media sources and detects early viral signals based on forum posting, sharing, tweeting, voting, liking and commenting. By socially filtering every article only the best and most relevant stories get through. Enjoy!