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News Discovery Update

April 5, 2022

The News section just got a big makeover! Now it's even easier for you to follow topics and sources, build a fully customized news feed and get better daily article recommendations.

Here's an overview of everything that's new:

Willow Product - News Sidebar - EN

1 - Sidebar for easy navigation 🧭

  • Access all the topics, websites, and sources you follow in one place. Add new websites and sources with ease.
  • Sort your sources however you like to create your own personal overview.
Willow Product - News Sidebar - Building Block

2 - Building Blocks to customize your feed 🚧

  • The Building Blocks allow you to fully customize your feed to your preferences. Easily browse, select and add topics, websites, RSS feeds and Twitter accounts.
  • New building block coming soon: “Keyword Feed” which allows you to build your news feed based on keywords. For example, adding your company name as a keyword will help you stay on top of news about your business.
Willow Product - News Sidebar - Topics

3 - Browse through Topics 🔍

  • Browse through recommended topics to find highly relevant industry-related topics for you and your business. The recommended topics are based on other topics you are following.
Willow Product - News Sidebar - Like

4 - Liking and disliking articles 👍

  • By clicking like or dislike on any article, you tell us (well, the algorithm actually) what you want to see more and less of.
  • View your optimized recommendations every day at 8 o’clock in your Willow dashboard.