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Basic Introduction
We want more and better information. Today, when an interesting news story happens, I scour the internet and read many redundant articles in search of information. It's way too hard.
PointPress sites list the important points in the news. And they also can collaborate with each other and with the users to make sure they have excellent coverage.
How do we do this?
You read an article and think it has some good points. So, you list those points on your site with a link to the original article. There are probably multiple articles with good points on the same story, so you will probably list points from them all. All of those points will be listed together in one convenient outline for your readers.
For example, there are many articles on Nadal in the US Open. Those articles are collected together in a story called "Nadal Wins 2011 US Open". The reader has quick access to all information about Nadal's victory.
Collaboration is very simple and powerful. Your users can post articles to your site and you approve them. Also, you can include one or more or all of the points in someone else's news site into your own.
Introductory Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I create a news website with this platform for free? Yes, you can. Every site even gets a domain name and you can also configure your own domain. You can also style your site and upload a logo and a background picture. It's completely free and you can place your own ads and monetize your site.
- Can I create my own personal view of the news with my favorite topics? Yes, you can. And you can even share it with your friends.
- What's the difference between a story and an article? Articles are written by journalists and stories are the events that these articles are about. Create an outline for a story called, "The death of the honey bees." Get points for this outline from many different articles. The articles will have all sorts of different names. But they are grouped together into one story. Story content is gathered from one or more articles.
- Is this an RSS reader? RSS readers do check multiple sites for articles. But, RSS readers don't tell you the important points in articles, or create stories from multiple articles. RSS readers are great.
- How do I get my own domain for my site? Go to www.netfirms.com or any other registrar and register a domain name. Then point the CNAME record to host.pointpress.com and in manage sites tell us the name of your domain.
- How do I use a CNAME? "www.example.com" can have a CNAME. "example.com" might not be able to have a CNAME and so you should just redirect to www.example.com and then point www.example.com to host.pointpress.com
- Can I make money with advertising? Yes, we make it easy to put ads on your site.
- How can I suggest a new feature? Just tell us at contact@pointpress.com
- How do I ask a question? Ask contact@pointpress.com