Pretty fun, but how can you tell the content you link to is from "real people"?
How is the feed ordered, I saw a pretty wide timerange?
Is it supposed to be used as a search engine, feed, or more like "stumble!"?
How is the feed ordered, I saw a pretty wide timerange?
Is it supposed to be used as a search engine, feed, or more like "stumble!"?
The feed is ordered primarily by the what you've specified as interests and the salience of authors. As we find new essays that score high "relevance" when compared to the topics you've selected, your feed will be updated with more recent content.
In our personal use, we use it as a hybrid between feed of our favorite topics and exploring (stumbling upon) new things. The "prompt your feed" aspect definitely adds some search engine-like capabilities, while still letting you surf through the things you don't know about.