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Create Your Own Zine with Idiomag

By Wired Blogs September 22, 2006 Categories: Other

I was just browsing Digg when I came across a post about a new web-based magazine called Idiomag. It seems like an RSS aggregator all dressed up like a digital magazine.

They haven't launched yet, but they have a screencast on their site that demos the experience. Users log in and set their preferences for favorite topics by using little sliders. If you like architecture and jazz, you move those sliders up. If you can't stand metal or horror movies, move those sliders down.

Once you've selected content preferences, Idiomag pulls stories into the web-based interface in a "sexy virtual magazine style," complete with flowing content displayed on pages that you can flip through. As you read the magazine, you rate each article, and your interest preferences change based on your ratings.

A very interesting concept. I'm looking forward to the launch, which is due in late October.

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