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Is Your Blog On MySpace News Yet?

April 24, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

Add another one to the pile. MySpace is the latest of the big players to adopt the socially driven model for news delivery. Being one of the top 10 most visited sites on the web, its natural to expect a lot from such an offering. It also begs the question, with a user count that is an order of magnitude higher than all other social news sites, can MySpace News be more relevant?
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Filed Under: Features, General Tagged With: Digg, MySpace, Social Media, The Weekly Social

Social News Idea Grab Bag

April 17, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

Here’s a list of ideas I’ve had over the past year or so while using social news sites. Most of them are ideas that I think would improve sites like Digg, Netscape and Reddit in one way or another. Admittedly, one or two of them would just be interesting to see implemented on an experimental level. Either way, feel free to rip each and every one to bits.

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

Niche Social News Sites

April 3, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

Have you ever tried to participate on one of the big social news sites and found that you just didn’t fit in? Perhaps the problem is the level of conversation. Perhaps it is the community’s main interests. Did you know there are a world of alternatives out there which cater to niche interests, each with its own unique community. [Read more…]

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

What Makes a Good Social Newsie?

March 28, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

It takes a certain type of personality to climb the ranks on sites such as Digg (I know, I know, they don’t have ranks anymore). Here are some traits that are common among the most active social newsies.

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

Everyone And Their Brother Going Social

March 21, 2007 by Derek van Vliet

A snowball has been growing over the past month. Big players are creating Digg-style social apps left, right and center. I’ve been waiting for the snowball to slow down so I could write a piece on all them, but it just keeps growing and gaining momentum. So I decided to just go for it. I wonder how many new ones will pop up before I finish writing…this…sentence.

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Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Digg, Journalism, New Media, Social Media, The Weekly Social, User-Generated Content

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