Really glad to see that people are still trying to figure out how to effectively personalize news. A few years back I worked on a startup/side project called mioNews. It never quite got full lift off but the intent was to combine your social graph, your reading habits, and your reason feedback (like/dislike) and be able to deliver the top X stories you should read today. I still think this is a huge opportunity and might eventually try to tackle it again (if someone else doesn't nail it first). - Patrick Lightbody