Personalized News 101
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How can you get EXACTLY the news you want? And when you want it? DailyMe. (C'mon you don't really have all day to jump from site to site to read your Sports, Politics or the latest fashion trends of the Olsen twins - just hypothetically speaking).
For those few of you not yet familiar with DailyMe.com it's a FREE personalized news site that puts you in the editor's seat. So what does that mean? It let's you take your favorite sections or columns from your favorite newspapers, blogs, news sites & more and create your own news digest. You can even schedule it to come to your email or printer at the time and day that you wish to receive it.
You choose & control:
Content
Sources
Delivery Method
Delivery Schedule
So you'll get EXACTLY the news you want, where, how and when you want it. FREE!
For those few of you not yet familiar with DailyMe.com it's a FREE personalized news site that puts you in the editor's seat. So what does that mean? It let's you take your favorite sections or columns from your favorite newspapers, blogs, news sites & more and create your own news digest. You can even schedule it to come to your email or printer at the time and day that you wish to receive it.
You choose & control:
Content
Sources
Delivery Method
Delivery Schedule
So you'll get EXACTLY the news you want, where, how and when you want it. FREE!
Step 1: Create an Account
Choose Your Screen NameEnter Your Email Address
Create a Password
Step 2: Make Your Content Selections
By Topics or Categories(like World News, Sports, Technology)
By Sources
(We've got ALL the top tier Newspapers, Journals, Blogs, RSS, etc)
By Keywords
(Miami Heat, Dwayne Wade, ANYTHING)
Step 3: Set Your Delivery Preferences
Select Your Preferred Delivery Method(HTML Email, PDF Email, Text Email, Automated Printing)
Choose Your Delivery Schedule
(Weekdays, Weekends, Everyday or Day Specific)
You can always access your digest online by logging into DailyMe.com
TIPS, TIPS, TIPS
You can narrow your Content Selection (Step 2) by applying Keyword(s) as filters. This feature allow you to be as niche or broad as you wish.
You can apply keywords to:
1. Categories
2. Sources
1. Categories
To receive news on the keyword "jets", click on the tab entitles "Keywords" and enter the word jets in the field and click on search.
Our system will then display all the search results for the word "jets" and allow you to select the keyword "jets" or a category that our system has detected that encompasses the word "jets". In this particular case, the category Sports-NFL-Jets. You may select either by clicking on the arrow. Once you made your selection, you will see it populate into the Your Selections column.
2. Sources
Alternatively, you may want a keyword like "jets" only from a particular Source.
To add content of a specific keyword only from a specific source, example New York News Source - Jets, follow these steps.
Go to the Tab entitled Sources and select the source by either typing the name or part of the name in the search field or selecting the first letter of the source and doing a search for it. You may also enter words that appear in the source's title, such as "New York." All of the source selection(s)in our database that contain the words "New York" will populate in the Refine column and you may make your selection from there.
Once you see the desired source, click on the "+" link to prompt the keyword field to open and there you would enter your keyword "jets." This will ensure that you will receive news pertaining to "jets" but only from the New York source you have selected.
You can apply keywords to:
1. Categories
2. Sources
1. Categories
To receive news on the keyword "jets", click on the tab entitles "Keywords" and enter the word jets in the field and click on search.
Our system will then display all the search results for the word "jets" and allow you to select the keyword "jets" or a category that our system has detected that encompasses the word "jets". In this particular case, the category Sports-NFL-Jets. You may select either by clicking on the arrow. Once you made your selection, you will see it populate into the Your Selections column.
2. Sources
Alternatively, you may want a keyword like "jets" only from a particular Source.
To add content of a specific keyword only from a specific source, example New York News Source - Jets, follow these steps.
Go to the Tab entitled Sources and select the source by either typing the name or part of the name in the search field or selecting the first letter of the source and doing a search for it. You may also enter words that appear in the source's title, such as "New York." All of the source selection(s)in our database that contain the words "New York" will populate in the Refine column and you may make your selection from there.
Once you see the desired source, click on the "+" link to prompt the keyword field to open and there you would enter your keyword "jets." This will ensure that you will receive news pertaining to "jets" but only from the New York source you have selected.
Real People, Real Personalization
(well - they're real for purposes of illustrating this)
Below are sample profiles of different types of people and how they selected their respective content.
(you can always edit your selections and/or delivery preferences at anytime by logging onto DailyMe.com and selecting Edit Settings in the top Nav bar)
Ad Exec, 27, NYC, single, interested in skiing, the '08 Presidential elections, the ad industry, and New York restaurants
Categories Chosen: National News: Politics, Industries: Advertising & Marketing.
Keywords: Skiing, New York City restaurants
Sources: Ad Age, USA Today, New York Daily News
Delivery Method: HTML email, M-F, 6:30 am - also visits DailyMe.com for real time information throughout the day.
Lawyer, 52, Chicago suburbs, married, father of four, little league coach, commutes to work on train, interested in news , sports (especially the Chicago Bears), banking, and travel
Categories Chosen: World, National and Local News, Business & Finance, Sports, and Travel.
Keywords: Chicago Bears
Sources: Chicago Tribune, AP, CNN Breaking News
Delivery Method: Printed every morning at 5am. User reads his DailyMe on the train. He also logs on to DailyMe.com around midnight every night when his home is finally quiet.
Web Developer, 33, Omaha, married, interested in the latest tech gadgets especially wireless, video games, and reality TV
Categories Chosen: Technology & Gadgets: Mobile, Electronics and High Tech; Industries: Information Technology;
Keywords: Online gaming
Sources: Engadget RSS
Delivery Method: Text email at 7:00 am, Sa-Su to her Blackberry
(you can always edit your selections and/or delivery preferences at anytime by logging onto DailyMe.com and selecting Edit Settings in the top Nav bar)
Ad Exec, 27, NYC, single, interested in skiing, the '08 Presidential elections, the ad industry, and New York restaurants
Categories Chosen: National News: Politics, Industries: Advertising & Marketing.
Keywords: Skiing, New York City restaurants
Sources: Ad Age, USA Today, New York Daily News
Delivery Method: HTML email, M-F, 6:30 am - also visits DailyMe.com for real time information throughout the day.
Lawyer, 52, Chicago suburbs, married, father of four, little league coach, commutes to work on train, interested in news , sports (especially the Chicago Bears), banking, and travel
Categories Chosen: World, National and Local News, Business & Finance, Sports, and Travel.
Keywords: Chicago Bears
Sources: Chicago Tribune, AP, CNN Breaking News
Delivery Method: Printed every morning at 5am. User reads his DailyMe on the train. He also logs on to DailyMe.com around midnight every night when his home is finally quiet.
Web Developer, 33, Omaha, married, interested in the latest tech gadgets especially wireless, video games, and reality TV
Categories Chosen: Technology & Gadgets: Mobile, Electronics and High Tech; Industries: Information Technology;
Keywords: Online gaming
Sources: Engadget RSS
Delivery Method: Text email at 7:00 am, Sa-Su to her Blackberry
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Sunshine750
Mar 3, 2008 @ 10:28 am | delete
- This lens was so helpful but once I went to Dailyme.com, I really didn't even need it. It was so easy to sign up, and, it turns out, that this product is just so cool! You can get so granular in your choices, you can even choose your news by keyword from a particular source! I admit, I'm a Britney junkie and so I chose to get content on her in addition to my regular stuff. However, I wanted to test the site and see how good it really is. So I asked to get my Britney news from the Dallas Morning News only and it worked!
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