Jaanix is a new social bookmark tool, that has several unique features. Jannix is similar to the del.icio.us bookmarking service, but has several features the later doesn't offer.

Jaanix offers personalized recommendations and voting on items, tagging items, saving, commenting and adding your own items.

jaanix is personalized news and social bookmarking site with a twist - it lets you tune into what kind of content you want to see, instantly and in real-time.
To get the best results from jaanix you have to "feed" it with clicks, ratings, tags, saves, comments, and new posts. Based on your input and the feedback of other people it helps you discover interesting things on the web.

Your click on a story indicates an interest in the topics listed under the post. Jaanix boosts the topic weights for the tags you click the most and you will get more stories with similar tags.

When you jaa or nix a post with arrows on the left it tells the system how much you liked the story, and it affects how the story will be ranked for like-minded others. But for the people that do not share your interests your approval might actually mean that the post will be scored lower for them.

Tagging the post correctly is extremely important, as it directly affects how your interests are understood by the system. If you do not like how others have tagged something, re-tag it yourself.

Saving and posting stories you like is even more important - as it directly reflects interests and likes of your digital self on jaanix.
Sliders let you quickly change your current mood or interest. Tuning them would not affect anybody else and you can clear all the adjustments once you're done with your exploration.

I am looking forward to trying out jaanix later this week. If you are currently using the service please leave a comment on what you think about it.

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