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Read/WriteWeb Daily

2006-01-20T10:42:16Z

Aggregating and filtering the latest Web Tech and Media news, so you don't have to! (p.s. thanks for the encouraging comments about this new daily feature - I'm trying out a new name...)

- Out with old media; in with... what? (CNNMoney.com ponders who will be media gatekeeper in the 21st century. I dunno, the word 'gatekeeper' seems very -- well, 20th century. Maybe start by losing the old broadcasting terminology? Just a thought.)

- Old mogul, new media (I'm sensing a theme here... this Economist.com article is about News Corp and their "trendy new web communities")

- 50 users v 1 editor (Lloyd Shepherd, Deputy Director of Digital Publishing at Guardian Unlimited, ponders whether Guardian is more democratic than Digg)

- TechCrunch reads the riot act to Ning (the DIY social web app hasn't lived up to the hype - be interesting to see if it responds to Mike's detailed list of issues...)

- Interview With Digg.com Founder, Kevin Rose (incl stats... "Digg’s registered membership is currently at 140,000 and is doubling every three months.")

- Who Are the New Media Gatekeepers? (I've been emailing with Scott Karp and we disagree on more than we agree on, but it's stimulating conversation -- and he sure knows how to get attention ;-))

- Hey, Your Content Chocolate Is In My Portal Peanut Butter! (best post title I've seen in a while... John Battelle: "Next up: Yahoo sells books, and Google sells videos. Oh, wait, that's already happening...")

- Emo/pop punk rockers finding fans on MySpace (I still don't understand what emo is - shows my age...)

- Top Sellers on Xbox Live Arcade (Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is number 1... apparently it only costs $5)

- Rich Media Realities (Fred Wilson lists some compromises, because his "nirvana scenario" isn't happening anytime soon)

Flickr pic by Kristal

Comment from mcubed on 2006-01-20

2006-01-20T16:26:17Z

Am I the only one who just doesn't get Digg? I'm subbed to it with Bloglines and I invariably avoid it until it climbs upwards of 150 unread posts (which, actually, doesn't take very long), then I slog through it. Typically, I find about a half-dozen worthwhile links to check out, but the rest is mindless twaddle. And I've yet to see a comment on the site that's worth replying to, but then I stopped reading the comments because it was a waste of time.

It feels like a jr. high school lunchroom to me. Walk around in one and you're bound to find a few bright kids with a few bright ideas, but mostly it just makes you feel old, bored, and glad you're done with all that. Like emo! :-)

And yet, everywhere I go I see references to it as a sign of things to come, which is a scary thought. If Digg is a shining light of the "New Media," I'll stick with the old.

Comment from Yoz on 2006-01-20

2006-01-20T20:28:42Z

On the topic of Ning, for whom I work: Yep, we've already posted our first response to TechCrunch's mauling, as well as more info on our blog ( http://blog.ning.com/ ) about recent developments. We realise that we haven't been upfront enough (or shouty enough) about our work, and we're going to be doing a lot today to fix that.

Comment from Andrew Garrett on 2006-01-23

2006-01-24T00:10:02Z

As far as I can tell, Emo = (Goth - Punk) + Indie.

Roughly.

Hope that helps :)