A lot of my colleagues either:
- read arXiv (the algorithm there is pretty simple, but it's a feed of sorts), or
- follow twitter accounts to learn about new results
So, like it or not, a lot of people are getting their feed from algorithms.
- read arXiv (the algorithm there is pretty simple, but it's a feed of sorts), or
- follow twitter accounts to learn about new results
So, like it or not, a lot of people are getting their feed from algorithms.
I'd consider twitter a feed, and one driven by a proprietary algorithm at that. I'm not sure if it's better or worse to have the interest of these academics guided by a company like twitter, but maybe having some other options is good.