Yahoo News Digest presents its users with a selection of summarised news stories
Yahoo
has launched a news summary app that aims to deliver two daily
briefings of eight to nine stories most likely to interest its users.
The News Digest app claims to present readers with "all the
stories you need to know about" and brings up a graphic saying "Done"
when they have been read.It is based on Summly, an app created by British teenager Nick D'Aloisio, who now works for Yahoo.
Media analysts are split over the need for such a product.
Mark Mulligan, editor of the Media Industry Blog said the facility could address the needs of busy consumers.
Nick D'Aloisio developed Summly when he was just 15-years-old. It was reported that Yahoo paid $30m to buy it
"There's a huge amount of information of varying quality being
created, and people require a way to steer through all the news - it's a
tyranny of choice," he told the BBC."The idea of cutting through the clutter and being a trusted curator that can offer quality bite-sized chunks of information definitely addresses a need."
But consultant Bob Eggington, who helped launch BBC News Online, was more sceptical.
"If people are being told they have read enough news they are being misled," he said.
"What Yahoo is saying is: 'We will try to tell you the things we know about that we think are of interest to you' - and both of those statements are highly imperfect."
The app was announced as part of Marissa Mayer's first CES Keynote Address
News of the app's release was revealed by Mr D'Aloisio during a
presentation hosted by Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer at the
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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