Case study · FutureReads
Side projectProject period2023
Contextual reminders
Added related-content notifications to reconnect readers with saved material while browsing.
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Why
Saved articles pile up and are never opened again. The reminder should arrive when you are already looking for that topic.
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Decision
The extension watches Google searches. For each query it asks the API whether any saved link matches, and it shows a "Found!" badge when one does. Saving is one click from the extension, and the web app is where you browse and search your list. The login is shared from the web app to the extension.
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Trade-offs
Matching is a text match on the title, description and type of a saved link, so it finds literal overlap, not related meaning. It works on Google searches only.
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Outcome
A live read-later system. Saved links come back at the moment you search for the topic.