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The premise is simple: Visitors vote on what stories
they like or find useful, and the stories getting the most votes, or
"digs," automatically float up to the top of the page. Yet despite (or
maybe because of) its simplicity, Digg has shot up over the past year to
become a bright star in the blogosphere, a juggernaut in the tech world,
and has spawned its own movement of "digg clone" copycat sites. Can the
wisdom of crowds usurp the media's traditional editorial control? |
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The site of blogger-come-lately Arianna Huffington
combines Drudge-Report-style headlines, Salon-style opining, and a dash
of celebrity to create a political blog that sits somewhere between the
established mainstream media and the screeching far-left and far-right
political blogs. |
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Clipmarks combines elements of del.icio.us and digg,
letting users clip their favorite portions of Web pages, share them with
the community, and vote on the best. Even if you're not submitting,
though, browsing through the most popular clips is a good way to stay
informed about the most recent happenings on the Internet. |
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How many times have you thought "if only I could
divulge my deepest thoughts and feel-ings to the Web at large"?
LiveJournal makes it possible by acting as a sort of blog aggregator
and host. We have to wonder if anyone actually reads the 11 million
journals posted on the site, but people sure are writing them. |
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All you DIYers out there might want to
add this blog to your favorites list. Make's blog is chock-full of
products and ideas you can tackle with your own two hands. These aren't
just simple handcrafts, but high-tech projects and modifications such as
making a touch-screen bar-code scanner or converting your tracker to
electric power. |
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