Tag Archives: reddit

Going the way of the buffalo, what’s the future of social news?

I’ve been thinking lately about social news sites. Sites like reddit and digg. They were interesting ideas at their inceptions, but increasingly lend themselves towards complete crap. If I see another lolcat, another duplicate article about this or that presidential candidate, or something else on global warming, I just might have to take my own life. I rarely visit these sites (that I used to spend hours on a day) anymore. I tend to let my friends filter the news for me, they seem to do a much better job …
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[EssentiaList] Discover New Things Online Edition

In no particular order: 1. One of the most attractive things about the Internet for me is the fact that I can read about 12 different subjects at once without cracking several books open. Add an element of randomness (using user-generated content), and my dreams have finally come true: Stumbleupon (Warning: Crucial Productivity Killer) 2. The Internet really is del.icio.us 3. Not only can you stumble on new stuff, but you can also talk about it in real time with others: Me.dium (Serious Productivity Killer. Consider yourself warned) 4. Everything …
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