Comments on: MySpace Takes on Google News and Digg http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/myspace_takes_on_google_news_and_digg/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:40:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/myspace_takes_on_google_news_and_digg/comment-page-1/#comment-122832 Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits Tue, 01 May 2007 12:19:11 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/04/myspace_takes_on_google_news_and_digg/#comment-122832 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] news.myspace.com As of this writing, an astrology article has top billing on MySpace News. But Yeltsin's demise did make the home page, at least. News Corp. is taking aim at Google News and Digg with the launch of MySpace News. (Jim Romenesko noted this last week, but it's worth some further attention.)As ZDNet's Steve O'Hear notes, Myspace News is a hybrid approach that blends the aggregation of Google News with the voting capabilities of Digg.A year ago I couldn't imagine MySpace getting into the news arena, but the site has made an effort to expand beyond the teen/tween demographic that marked its early days. If presidential candidates are congregating on MySpace, then I guess a news feature is appropriate, too.One caveat: A quick scan through today's headlines shows that some of the material has a racy tone, which could certainly turn off conservative-minded news outlets. For instance, right now an astrology article, Pisces Woman's Boyfriend Is Elusive: 7th House Sun. In sixth place at the moment is Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin dies.It'll be interesting to see whether MySpace News tweaks its settings to remove the NC17 stuff or if it adopts an anything-goes attitude. RELATED RESOURCESGet E-Media Tidbits as an RSS feed:* Copy this link and add it to your feed readerSubscribe to receive E-Media Tidbits by e-mail:* Sent Monday-Friday, 5 p.m. ET Over at Outside the Beltway, blogger James Joyner noted, "Ultimately, this [approach] makes more sense than having readers submit stories, which creates both incentives for gaming and arcane rules to thwart gaming."In another post, Joyner wrote, "What does this mean to you? Well, maybe nothing. It all depends on how much reach you want to have into that community. If you're an independent recording artist, chances are it's important. If you're a blogger that writes in tech or pop culture, chances are it's important. If you're a presidential candidate looking for an exclusive audience in a group that has not necessarily been gripped by traditional campaign efforts, chances are it's important."More on MySpace News from Search Engine Journal. DoArticleKeywords(true,'Collaboration, Credibility, News economy, Online/new media','31'); E-mail this item | Add/View Feedback (3) | QuickLink this item: A121928 Print this Page E-Media Tidbits Archive [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] news.myspace.com As of this writing, an astrology article has top billing on MySpace News. But Yeltsin's demise did make the home page, at least. News Corp. is taking aim at Google News and Digg with the launch of MySpace News. (Jim Romenesko noted this last week, but it's worth some further attention.)As ZDNet's Steve O'Hear notes, Myspace News is a hybrid approach that blends the aggregation of Google News with the voting capabilities of Digg.A year ago I couldn't imagine MySpace getting into the news arena, but the site has made an effort to expand beyond the teen/tween demographic that marked its early days. If presidential candidates are congregating on MySpace, then I guess a news feature is appropriate, too.One caveat: A quick scan through today's headlines shows that some of the material has a racy tone, which could certainly turn off conservative-minded news outlets. For instance, right now an astrology article, Pisces Woman's Boyfriend Is Elusive: 7th House Sun. In sixth place at the moment is Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin dies.It'll be interesting to see whether MySpace News tweaks its settings to remove the NC17 stuff or if it adopts an anything-goes attitude. RELATED RESOURCESGet E-Media Tidbits as an RSS feed:* Copy this link and add it to your feed readerSubscribe to receive E-Media Tidbits by e-mail:* Sent Monday-Friday, 5 p.m. ET Over at Outside the Beltway, blogger James Joyner noted, "Ultimately, this [approach] makes more sense than having readers submit stories, which creates both incentives for gaming and arcane rules to thwart gaming."In another post, Joyner wrote, "What does this mean to you? Well, maybe nothing. It all depends on how much reach you want to have into that community. If you're an independent recording artist, chances are it's important. If you're a blogger that writes in tech or pop culture, chances are it's important. If you're a presidential candidate looking for an exclusive audience in a group that has not necessarily been gripped by traditional campaign efforts, chances are it's important."More on MySpace News from Search Engine Journal. 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]]> By: carpeicthus http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/myspace_takes_on_google_news_and_digg/comment-page-1/#comment-120822 carpeicthus Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:21:17 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/04/myspace_takes_on_google_news_and_digg/#comment-120822 Awesome, because I want all the news about Fergie I can get. Imagine if Digg were run by pre-pubescents. There you go. Awesome, because I want all the news about Fergie I can get.

Imagine if Digg were run by pre-pubescents. There you go.

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