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January 9, 2012 6:49 PM

Hubii is a map based newspaper browser. Filter by category, language, time or region or use the heatmap. [blog]
posted by unliteral (10 comments total)

Hubii is a map based newspaper browser that thinks there's only one newspaper in Chicago, plus MLBTradeRumors.com. Hubii would be very, very wrong about that.
posted by me3dia at 8:01 PM on January 9

Sucks!
posted by Hoosier Prospector at 8:30 PM on January 9

I'm struggling to think how someone would be interested in reading newspapers online and not know the web addresses of the credible publishers in their town.
posted by wilful at 9:49 PM on January 9 [1 favorite]

It wants to know where I am. I don't want it to know that.
posted by calamari kid at 9:50 PM on January 9

Tough crowd. It's been going less than a week, more will be added. You also don't have to let it know where you are, don't be disingenuous.
posted by unliteral at 10:10 PM on January 9

I like it but it's not suitable for mobile use. I may check back and see how de-bugging works. The concept is kind of cool.
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 10:48 PM on January 9

Doesn't seem to do anything for me. The news browser tab is totally empty along with the map even after I share my location and the "Mapazine" wants me to log in. Not impressed.
posted by octothorpe at 4:06 AM on January 10

I'm struggling to think how someone would be interested in reading newspapers online and not know the web addresses of the credible publishers in their town.

I too have never heard of people travelling.

That said, they have around 15 local papers in the UK, where I think at last count there are more than 3000 published.
posted by fightorflight at 4:12 AM on January 10 [1 favorite]

I'm struggling to think how someone would be interested in reading newspapers online and not know the web addresses of the credible publishers in their town.

Well to be fair, when I clicked on the link, I was hoping to discover interesting news sources from parts of the world I don't usually read much about. I have no idea what the leading newspaper in Nigeria is.

Unfortunately, neither does Hubii, it seems...
posted by Jimbob at 4:53 AM on January 10

Interesting idea for travelers, as has been pointed out.

Needs to grow some more data, as been pointed out.

Once I figured out the interface, it was interesting to click and see headlines and blurbs from publications whose URLs I normally wouldn't type with the eraser end of a pencil. Ew.
posted by sidereal at 1:06 PM on January 10