Hey! My name is Nikos Pothitos, and I work as a software developer. Vivalerts is my first side project: A personal effort born out of my need for meaningful and up-to-date news.
Although I haven't been able to monetize it, I use Vivalerts every day to stay informed based on what people actually care about—not what major media outlets choose to highlight.
The links on Vivalerts come from X and usually point to well-known news websites. However, the selection and ranking of topics are entirely driven by trending topics on X and Google—not algorithms designed to boost engagement or promote advertisers.