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Digg, Slashdot, whatever.. same thing.
Some random thoughts on technology news aggregator sites:
First, let me explain..? I was one of the first 5,000 users of /. and have read it daily since it first came out.? While I'm not exactly sure when I started reading Digg, it was fairly early as well when I added it to my daily rotation.
With the release of Digg v3.0, I have noticed a sharp decline in “news” and an uptick in silly or juvenile stories.? WeBreakStuff has noticed this as well.
Know what?? The EXACT same thing happened at Slashdot, which is why they initiated moderations.? As a /. reader since BEFORE they implemented moderation, it is MUCH better (though far from perfect) with moderation, rather than without.? Digg will probably have the same experience.
Digg and /. still both play valuable parts on the web.? Digg is in a position to scale MUCH larger, but they have a much wider scope of coverage.? /. has done a good job, over time, of sticking to it's core missions.? Geek News.
What's next?? Del.icio.us stalking is a favorite past time of mine, but I would love to see some new ways to display what must be a MASSIVE social cloud that del.icio.us now has.? I'm sure the NSA has already crawled all over that database, as it would be as valuable as cell phone numbers and the social network that can be built from the information.
The Google News page has no “soul”, for lack of a better term.? It is just cold, hard, computer sorted news with no social glue.? Another site I visit daily includes tech.meme.? But, I'm not quite clear how that information is chosen and rotated.
With the constant stream of RSS feeds, Podcasts and bookmarks, how do you keep your news organized?
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