mattkennedy

Thanks for the responses guys.

If you're curious, we've put together a summary of what other people have been saying: http://blog.twin.gl/post/82178923107/a-few-findings-on-tabs

Mmm. I guess that's the problem we're exploring. You could save these things to Read Later (or read again, in the case of bookmarking tools), but they'll likely sit un-retrieved.

It seems that tabs as a "to read" use-case isn't one we're going to solve, as this is about self discipline. Either control your intake, or few tools such as Pocket as a StumbleUpon from your past self.

But managing tabs relating to directed search, or actionable tasks, is an interesting one to explore.

We're definitely still in the research phase of this problem, but thanks for weighing in :-).

If you are using Chrome, we've come across Sidewise ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sidewise-tree-styl... ) and TabOutliner ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tabs-outliner/eggk... ).

Have you found Tree Style Tabs has addressed most of your tab problem?

Thank you again, for such an articulate response. On principle I agree with your perspective, especially when the tabs that accumulate are 'to reads'.

I find there are times though, when gathering tabs is inevitable. Like when you're researching solutions to a problem and need to explore widely, before being able to filter your sources down.

I think our focus will be more about helping users filter tabs stemming from research—the letting go you speak of. These tabs tend to hang around because you're not sure whether they're relevant or not, until you've conducted further research.

This, sir, is precisely what we're thinking of building! Many of the current solutions lack this context. Whilst it isn't the solution in itself, we have a hunch that it's the first step.

This is brilliant—and resonates with a few posts I found from over a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4714864

I'm part of a team looking to build a browser extension that provides you with much of this contextual history. A mindfulness tool in a way, which records the steps taken as you traverse a rabbit hole.

Are you pretty diligent with returning to your bookmarks when you're looking for things—rather than conducting fresh Google searches?