Shutting down Artifact (medium.com)
from AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 02:38
https://programming.dev/post/8658957

It’s a shame! It was actually a good news source with a curated feed not run by Google!

• Artifact app to be shut down, citing a small market opportunity and the need to focus on newer projects.

• App’s complexity and operations will be slimmed down, with the removal of the ability to add new comments and posts.

• Existing posts will remain visible, and core news reading capabilities will continue until the end of February.

Freedium link: freedium.cfd/…/shutting-down-artifact-1e70de46d41…

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small44@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 02:41 next collapse

Makes me sad, i liked the ability to discuss the news on the comments

JaymesRS@literature.cafe on 16 Jan 2024 02:56 next collapse

There were many times someone else’s comment stopped me before I read the Johnathon Turley opinion piece Artifact kept trying to throw at me.

pineapple_pizza@lemmy.dexlit.xyz on 16 Jan 2024 04:54 collapse

We’re doing that here :)

will_a113@lemmy.ml on 16 Jan 2024 02:44 next collapse

There’s a thread from last week where some other alternatives were discussed: among them

I think the concept of a “mixed reader” that can pull in Big Social / Fediverse / RSS and other curated sources has a lot of potential (Nuggets is the most interesting one to me here)

satansbartender@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 03:46 next collapse

Nuggets not having an Android app is an interesting choice.

AnActOfCreation@programming.dev on 16 Jan 2024 04:18 next collapse

Thanks!

Unfortunately a lot of these are Apple-only and/or just RSS readers. I’ll miss Artifact’s algorithm.

LinusOnLemmyWld@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 11:13 next collapse

Curious if this is a subtle attempt at flex, on the internet you never know

will_a113@lemmy.ml on 16 Jan 2024 15:18 collapse

haha no, seems to just be a coincidence.

small44@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 14:00 collapse

We people who have android exists

slugworth@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 03:25 next collapse

Been using it since before public release. I loved the news reader mode. It was so clean and simple. The news curation algo is solid. I will miss Atifact.

Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 04:29 next collapse

Am I the only person in the comments that didn’t like Artifact? It was basically Digg v4. It was full of sponsored content and blog spam; and user’s couldn’t submit content.

It was everything people revolved about on other news aggregator platforms.

cyd@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 04:44 next collapse

Thought this was about Valve’s Artifact TCG, and was like “wait, didn’t they already shut that down?”

Wahots@pawb.social on 16 Jan 2024 09:18 next collapse

I remember trying it and disliking it. Wasn’t very good, which seems to be echoed by other users. :p

flumph@programming.dev on 17 Jan 2024 00:43 collapse

Their recommendation algorithm was terrible. It just sent me every article from BookRiot and any article that mentioned whiskey.

Maximilious@kbin.social on 16 Jan 2024 10:26 next collapse

I completely forgot I had installed this app until reading this post. Guess they are making the right choice!

klef25@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 18:39 next collapse

I really liked their option to rewrite clickbait headlines. That saved so much time and frustration reading nonsense articles.

AnActOfCreation@programming.dev on 17 Jan 2024 02:03 collapse

Found a couple more alternatives.

otherweb.com

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