Newsvine
“At Newsvine, you can read stories from established media organizations like the Associated Press, ESPN, and New Scientist as well as individual contributors from all around the world. Placement of stories is determined by a multitude of factors including freshness, popularity, and reputation. Contribution is open to all, and editorial judgement is in the hands of the community.”
Our take:
- Firstly, Newsvine features both wired news from the AP and ESPN, and stories that are submitted and voted upon à la Digg.
- The home page of Newsvine looks like that of your typical news site, but despite its additional peer-produced content, its layout is actually cleaner and less cluttered than sites that only deal in traditional news reporting.
- Newsvine allows you to write articles of your own. A story that has no appeal, however, will not be voted to the “top of the vine.”
- Because this site is very current events-oriented and is not so concerned with peculiarities, a marketing pitch, channeled through Newsvine, may not get very far. An entry will have to contribute something truly newsworthy if the Newsvine community are likely to vote it up the vine.
- Gain both traffic and notoriety with Newsvine. If you write your own content, you could end up being recognized as an influential, quality commentator
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