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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 18 May 2019
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      Has anyone ever invented a dynamic self-hyperlinking type of text? Basically a text that is aware of words/phrases people are googling as they read, and adding the hyperlinks or parenthetical explanations as it gets more read. Like the social highlighting on kindle.

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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 18 May 2019
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      Can also imagine other kinds of reconfiguration and evolution. If 90% of readers turn back 1 page on page 145 to 144, it means there’s a possible sequencing or reinforcement inefficiency there that could be fixed.

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 18 May 2019
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      Example: I don’t recognize character who suddenly plays an important role on page 145 so I have to go back and find page 48 where he first appeared. Book recognizes that and adds a couple of reinforcing mentions in between so his sudden importance on page 145 is not disorienting.

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      • Milan Ray Maxim Leyzerovich Raoul Kennedy Daniel Viau Joao Landeiro (13/100 writing pomodoros) @𝚗𝚘 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚍 Drake E. (he/him) Frank Scholten ♡.
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        1. wet market dynamics‏ @guest__user 18 May 2019
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          Genius also has similar features but not automatic. 👀 Interested if you find something though.

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        2. Dan Hon‏ @hondanhon 18 May 2019
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          I just realized social highlighting mining might be an interesting way to write books.

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        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 18 May 2019
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          Or at least tweet

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        1. Azad AF‏ @azadag 18 May 2019
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          Hmm the Marvin e-reader app does this for any book you load into it. Mostly focuses on names and guesses at other pronouns.

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        1. Geoff Deane‏ @gfdeane 21 May 2019
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          There was a company called Flyswat 20 yrs back that did something like this on web pages

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