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The Glue Holding Social News Together

February 6, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

This past week has been all about the connections users have with each other on social news sites; the very fabric that makes up the social environment. Newsvine added ways for users to connect with each other. Digg took some away. Netscape did a little of both.

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Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Digg, Netscape, Newsvine, Social Media, The Weekly Social

Busted! Bringpopcorn.com Soliciting Top Diggers

February 1, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

Ten of the highest ranking users on Digg (including myself) just received a very generous offer from bringpopcorn.com. It seems that Alex Hunter, the operator of that site, desires Digg’s front page juice so feverishly that he’s willing to pay $500 to get it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Features, General Tagged With: Digg, Social Media

Imagining a Social News Browser

January 30, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

Last week, Netscape flashed a teaser of the upcoming version 9 of its browser. Details are few, but what is most exciting to me about this release is that they’re touting integration with their social news site. This is something that many a social news junkie has lusted after for use with sites like Digg, Reddit and Newsvine. But what exactly will it entail? How deep will the integration go? What will it take to make it a killer app for Netscape.com users? And what effect will this have on social news? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Digg, Netscape, Social Media, The Weekly Social

The Huffington Post ‘Huffs’ Social News

January 23, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

On Friday, The Huffington Post quietly slid their foot in the door of socially driven news by launching a public beta of HuffIt. Insert obligatory glue-huffing joke here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Digg, Politics, Reddit, Social Media, The Weekly Social

The Irresistible Draw of Social News

January 16, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

People often ask me what drew me to the world of social news. This is a question that has more possible answers now than when I started using Digg. Some of the answers also provide insights as to why it is so hard to stop participating in social news once you’ve started.

Before the age of social news sites, I used to work in an office with an open-concept layout. The employees there would frequently IM links to current events to everyone in the office. People would read it and then shout out comments or witty remarks about it. This was the original social news for me. The environment on Digg reminded me of that. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Digg, Netscape, Newsvine, The Weekly Social

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