Otis Chandler
@otown
Founder of http://Goodreads.com, now building http://Smashing.xyz
So excited to announce that @smashing_app is live!
Need a way to stay on top of all your interests? Easily find articles personalized to you? Us too, which is why we built Smashing, which is now live! And with AI prompts to “Show all sides” or “Make it funny” for any story. Come help us curate the best of the web at smashing dot…
I helped curate this story grouping with some of the best post election takes I've read. Our AI summary is thus pretty accurate from what I read.
The only way to really understand the result of Tuesday's presidential election? Reading the best analysis across the political spectrum, which takes time. Or used to, anyway. For the Smashing Overview that summarizes the best takes, click link in bio.
Pretty cool... What Will Automated Firms Look Like? youtu.be/bJD1NpdMY5s?si…
Today I say goodbye to @smashing_app, which I spent the last 3 years of my life focused on. When I set out to build it I had one big idea: the internet is full of brilliant content—but most of it is nearly impossible to find. And yet, when you do find a gem, it can be so…
Social media is literally making us dumb. Young people are reading less and are unable to concentrate. Frightening if we have really peaked. smashing.xyz/contents/have-…
I really loved the book Stolen Focus by @johannhari101 - I think worth a read if you are feeling at all unproductive goodreads.com/review/show/72…
Should we be concerned that OpenAI when asked to do humor makes up stories about Skynet?
A great set of tips for reading more in 2025. Put books everywhere and read in the cracks of your life instead of doom scrolling. My top hack is to buy the Kindle AND Audible version as they sync if you get the same edition so it’s seamless to switch! Read before bed. Lately my…
Scary how much plastic they found. Interesting takeaways too, such as: “water in glass and plastic water bottles have surprisingly similar levels of chemical content; and hot foods which spend 45 minutes in takeout containers have 34% higher levels of plastic chemicals than the…
Fascinating report on plastics in our food.
Check out my startups feed - full of tech goodness: smashing.xyz/feed?share=VQ3V
Exciting new way to find more curated great reads from others. Loving my new AI feed for instance after adding my tech cofounders feed as it now is much more technical.
Exciting new way to find more curated great reads from others. Loving my new AI feed for instance after adding my tech cofounders feed as it now is much more technical.
🚀 Introducing Feed Sharing on Smashing! A faster, simpler way to create multiple interest feeds and discover amazing curated articles. Jumpstart your feed collection with this new feature! 🧵👇
Only 4 stars huh - lol - good he was a little critical? On serious note, seeing all these mentions of @goodreads because of this is very entertaining!
the suspected ceo shooter's goodreads page... who says there aren't any literary men left
Super cool. Similar to vision I wanted to do for Kindle back in the day!
context switching is the mind killer 💀 ai can be used to supercharge distraction and addiction. we at daylight are trying to figure out how to superpower your focus and stay in flow. here’s a sneak peek of ai reading on the daylight, no more context switching —
Love this. I would add that the best way to "feel good" is to learn something new every day by reading a good book or article.
I love 3 body problem books so this was a fascinating comparison. Basically it's too hard to be truly open and honest on the open web so most of us are doing that in safer more private spaces. This why I'm building @Smashing_App - it's easier for everyone to curate not just the…
Great take on the value Smashing is bringing to our growing community!
No more endless scrolling. No more wasted time. Get straight to the content you love—instantly. Let me show you how with AI:
With the election tomorrow I have been trying to understand the impact of tariffs. I found, surprisingly that the top thing that helped me better understand the proposals was to read a variety of sources that supported both sides. It inspired me to write a piece on how to use…
Otis Chandler, cofounder and former CEO of Goodreads, is among those who have launched Smashing, a new reading app with a daily feed of news, podcasts, and social media posts based on users’ interests. buff.ly/3NGflnw
A thing about Smashing that not everyone understands yet - you can use it to follow *any* industry or set of companies, people, places. It's like Google Alerts on steroids.
My secret way to stay on top of AI and tech news the last few weeks has been @Smashing_App, which just launched to the world today!
Smashing app launch is trending on ProductHunt - come support us!
And we're on @ProductHunt 's top apps launching today. Would love your support to help us break into the top 3!