News01 Jul 2008 03:44 pm
Some social bookmarking websites I’ve been using and posting on lately. Come check them out and join up.
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Social news networking
Its some sort of trend. Let me explain what it is for my friends and family who don't spend all day online waiting for the next big story.Sites like Digg, Reddit, FreeRepublic, and Propeller allow users to register and submit any web page or "story" that they think is interesting or entertaining for the other users of the website. These new pages will appear on an upcoming page and each registered user can vote it up (digg it) or vote it down (bury it). If a story gets a large percentage of up votes in a short period of time, it can go "popular" or "hot" (each website has its own terminology) and go to the front page. Of course, everyone wants their story to go to the front page because that means a lot of people will see it and comment on it.
This makes a great way for web publishers to get visibility, but even people without their own websites to promote end up getting hooked to the constant flow of new developments and debate. Sometimes, the speed of submissions on these sites is so fast that new developments pour into the site faster than they do on the network news. Users post links to related stories and suddenly the citizen journalists have created the most authoritative source for the subject on the internet. But with this speed and power, sometimes the sites end up making the news themselves"
News26 Feb 2008 01:00 am
John McDonald on Reddit: (find me in politics and college)
Reddit. What can I say, its like Digg’s older more sophisticated brother.
It offers more categories, a faster response time, and a more transparent voting system. Rather than digging and burying, you simply vote up or down - and you’re free to change your […]
News26 Feb 2008 12:49 am
Digg is an immensely popular website with a great concept. Each submission category is divided by topic - I like politics and education myself. Anyone who registers can introduce a story, and if other users are interested or entertained, they can “digg” the article. A digg is like a vote, and if a web page […]
News25 Feb 2008 10:37 pm
FreeRepublic.com is often cited by FoxNews, not only as a source of unpaid editorial opinion, but also in sniffing out some scandals that were first broken on this major conservative social news network. FreeRepublic has been around for a long time and it sort of broke ground in this whole world of blogging and […]