This Plug-In Knows Your Next Favorite Website

Lumi is the latest venture from two of the three founders of Last.fm, a popular Internet radio service that keeps track of what you listen to and then recommends new tunes based on your tastes. Similarly, Lumi is a browser plug-in that tracks the websites you visit and suggests other sites it believes youll enjoy.

This service is now in a private alpha test with around 1,000 users. It doesnt require the user to do anything beyond installing the plug-in (it works on Firefox, Safari and Chrome). You can then navigate the web normallyand when you want to see Lumis suggestions, you simply log in on its site and take a look.

Lumi records only the URLs you visit, not the content…
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