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MySpace News: So Dumb It Just Might Work

Started by webomatica · 10 months ago

That's just about the only compliment I can think of in regards to the recently-launched MySpace News. Web 2.0 features have been reduced to nothing more than "rate this story." No comments, no bury, no drag and drop, just rating stuff. A Pligg site has more options, same for a Ning - ... Continue reading »

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  • Eric Berlin

    2 years ago

    Thanks Webomatica. The major pluses that MySpace News has are money and visibility and the leverage of its massive user base. So if they can make improvements, they *might* have a shot at making a go of it. But clearly this is a poor product launch.
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  • Eric Berlin

    2 years ago

    Just realized that your name is Jason, so thanks Jason!
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  • Dave

    2 years ago

    Unless I'm completely missing something, it seems like the only way to "submit" items is if your rss (or a given source's) is included in the overall MySpace News aggregator.

    They certainly don't make it easy or obvious for the audience to participate in any meaningful way (beyond rating).

    But who knows, maybe this will take off...somehow?
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  • webomatica

    2 years ago

    Perhaps after culling through user behavior on MySpace, anything more complex than clicking on a rate me button was eliminated, or saved for later...
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