# "Next Message" feature - similar to TechCrunch Implementation?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/next-message-feature-similar-to-techcrunch-implementation/32172>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [16.Август.2015 06:15:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/next-message-feature-similar-to-techcrunch-implementation/32172 "2015-08-16T06:15:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![BCHK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bchk/32/3268_2.png) [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Post date:** [16.Август.2015 06:15:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/next-message-feature-similar-to-techcrunch-implementation/32172/1 "2015-08-16T06:15:42Z")

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As you scroll down to the bottom of a TechCrunch story, a window opens up on the right hand side that slowly becomes more prominent as you scroll down.

I wonder if this could be used to a positive impact to increase people’s reading / participation in other similar, or highly valued topics in Discourse. It catches my attention - and I certainly click more on those stories provided, and it seems that a similar approach might be helpful in keeping people engaged in multiple conversations on your discourse forum.

Check out what I mean by clicking on the story below and scrolling to the bottom:

> **[Navigating The New Waters Of Fundraising | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/15/navigating-the-new-waters-of-fundraising/)**
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> As a VC that has been in the industry for 15 years, I have watched many trends come and go. For the first few years of my career, my colleagues and I spent most of our time sourcing these trends and then incubating new innovation right here in...

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