newsfeeds
Curated information flows
Newsfeeds are streams of content—news articles, social media posts, or blog updates—delivered automatically to users.
The term covers both the technology (RSS feeds, aggregation services) and the familiar scrolling display on platforms like Facebook or Twitter: I spent an hour doom-scrolling my newsfeed.
Also spelled as two words: news feeds.
Published online content
- updatesNewly provided information
- articlesWritten works or items
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
links · videos · images · memes · shares · retweets · reposts · comments
Web syndication standard
- XMLStructured data markup language
- aggregatorCombines content from sources
- parserSyntax-interpreting program
- APISoftware communication standard
syndication · subscription · webhook · crawling · scraping · embed · integration · JSON
Selective organization of items
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- relevanceState of mattering here
- rankingOrdered position assignment
engagement · filtering · sorting · chronological · algorithmic · echo chamber · filter bubble · bias
Moving display content vertically
- browsingCasual examination of options
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- readingInterpreting written text
- consumingUsing up entirely
doomscrolling · addiction · overwhelm · fatigue · information overload · distraction · screen time · habits
posts
Published online content
headlines · links · videos · images · memes · shares · retweets · reposts · comments · reactions
RSS
Web syndication standard
- XMLStructured data markup language
- aggregatorCombines content from sources
- parserSyntax-interpreting program
API · syndication · subscription · webhook · crawling · scraping · embed · integration · JSON · pull
curation
Selective organization of items
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- relevanceState of mattering here
ranking · engagement · filtering · sorting · chronological · algorithmic · echo chamber · filter bubble · bias · machine learning
scrolling
Moving display content vertically
consuming · doomscrolling · addiction · overwhelm · fatigue · information overload · distraction · screen time · habits · checking
Dominant social media platform
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
Reddit · TikTok · Threads · Mastodon · timeline · stream · wall · homepage · dashboard · app
- UsenetUsenet, newsgroup, newsgroups, NNTP, post
- CMS featurestemplates, modules, plugins, extensions, themes
newsfeedshistorical records
Preserved accounts of the past
archives · back issues · reference materials · old news · encyclopedias