Theneeds Windows 8 app brings you the web you love tailored to your interests, in one beautiful social place. Tell us what you like and our technology will surface the most relevant online content from top websites, blogs, Twitter, and more. This post is a beginner’s guide to getting the most out of the app… and your web experience.

Get Set Up

To begin, download Theneeds’ free Windows 8 app and create a unique log-in by connecting your Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook or Google account. Pick one to get set up with that will make your sign-in fast and will also enhance your social experience on Theneeds by allowing you to easily share content on any social network.

Personalize Your Content

Theneeds is special because it tailors the web around your interests to bring you exactly the content you want. How does it know what you want? There are two ways—one, based on the interests you specify, and two, based on your actions such as voting on or sharing content. More on that in a moment.

When you first create your account, Theneeds asks you to pick at least 5 interests from over 100 interests across all Needs (main channels).

This allows us to understand what interests you and begin to select the right content to bring you. The more interests you select, the richer your experience within Theneeds will be. You can always go back and edit your interests later.

Now your personalized content stream is created!

Sign up and tell us what you like by selecting your interests (you can always change them later).

Browse & Follow

Once you’ve created a log-in and specified your interests, your Windows 8 app homepage will show you live tiles with previews of top news, stories, videos, music, and more, all based on your interests.

A beautiful dynamic homepage with live tiles.

Scroll left or right to explore different Needs (like News, Travel, Music, Sports, Money, and more) and scroll down to see more content related to a specific Need.

You will also see three tabs, one for each content stream—“For Me,” your personalized stream, “ Trending,” what’s hot in the community, and “Just In,” or latest news. You can easily switch between these views by clicking the tabs along the top.

Follow the sources you love, including people just like you, and see only when they talk about what interests you.

Scroll left or right to explore different Needs and scroll down to see more content related to a specific Need.

Vote & Enjoy

For each piece of content, you’ll see a menu with up- and down- vote, and share options.

When you vote on content, it will not only inform our algorithms of the specific type of content that should be picked for you in the “For Me” stream, but it also plays a role in determining what lands in the Trending content stream, essentially “co-curating” what’s buzzing on the community.

Vote to help us bring you more of the web you want and curate together what matters most.

Love Your App

Theneeds Windows 8 app brings you the best of the web from thousands of sources, personalized to your interests.

The app’s design makes it fast and easy for you to interact with the exact content you want. Then you can share it with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft People, and all other applications available in the charm bar. Theneeds’ top navigation bar lets you vote, share, or go back to the content stream to discover even more.

We developed this app because of Theneeds’ natural fit within the Windows 8 platform and the unique experience it offers the Windows user. Our users agree that in both design and function, Theneeds app is one of the most appealing in the Windows 8 App Store. We hope you’ll agree!