27054 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>AOL-owned <a href="http://www.beta.netscape.com/">Netscape</a></strong> <strong> </strong>includes videos, as well as news stories, and categories include News, Technology, Music, Autos and Celebrities. </p> <p>As well as reader-submitted stories it also uses<strong> in-house editors</strong> to compile news. These 'top' stories feature at the top of the page, housed in a rather charming AJAX mini-browser.</p> <p>The Netscape launch was stage managed by <strong>Jason 'Mad Dog' Calacanis</strong>, who recently sold his Weblogs Inc blog network to AOL for lotsadosh.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/06/14/aol-netscape-launches-massive-digg-like-site/">Michael Arrington reckons this is a Digg killer</a> and says <strong>it isn't a clone</strong>, largely because of the editor-selected stories. I'm not so sure... it seems like a very smart move by AOL/Calacanis. </p> <p>But who knows what Kevin Rose has in store for us with Digg 2.0?</p> <p> <a href="/blog/012-digg-com-to-broaden-scope-redesign-in-the-works">Digg is currently undergoing the redesign treatment</a> and plans to broaden its reach to include more populist subject matter. Despite some reservations about the current voting system we think Digg could be a contender, it could go all the way.</p> <p>Will Netscape steal the social media crown? With heavyweight financial support behind it we can expect big things, though AOL is a brand in decline and for me it remains synonymous with a poor online user experience. Presumably there's no chance of Netscape becoming a <strong>walled garden </strong>though.</p> <p> <em>Digg suitors should act now...</em> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>AOL-owned <Link URL="http://www.beta.netscape.com/" Window="New">Netscape</Link></Emphasis> <Emphasis> </Emphasis>includes videos, as well as news stories, and categories include News, Technology, Music, Autos and Celebrities. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>As well as reader-submitted stories it also uses<Emphasis> in-house editors</Emphasis> to compile news. These 'top' stories feature at the top of the page, housed in a rather charming AJAX mini-browser.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>The Netscape launch was stage managed by <Emphasis>Jason 'Mad Dog' Calacanis</Emphasis>, who recently sold his Weblogs Inc blog network to AOL for lotsadosh.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/06/14/aol-netscape-launches-massive-digg-like-site/" Window="New">Michael Arrington reckons this is a Digg killer</Link> and says <Emphasis>it isn't a clone</Emphasis>, largely because of the editor-selected stories. I'm not so sure... it seems like a very smart move by AOL/Calacanis. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>But who knows what Kevin Rose has in store for us with Digg 2.0?</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Link URL="/blog/012-digg-com-to-broaden-scope-redesign-in-the-works" Window="New">Digg is currently undergoing the redesign treatment</Link> and plans to broaden its reach to include more populist subject matter. Despite some reservations about the current voting system we think Digg could be a contender, it could go all the way.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Will Netscape steal the social media crown? With heavyweight financial support behind it we can expect big things, though AOL is a brand in decline and for me it remains synonymous with a poor online user experience. Presumably there's no chance of Netscape becoming a <Emphasis>walled garden </Emphasis>though.</Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Quote>Digg suitors should act now...</Quote> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-06-15T16:28:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Netscape is back, only this time it looks a lot like Digg.com, the social news aggregator that allows readers to submit and vote on news stories. The more votes, the more likely a story appears at the top of the list.</strong> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Netscape is back, only this time it looks a lot like Digg.com, the social news aggregator that allows readers to submit and vote on news stories. The more votes, the more likely a story appears at the top of the list.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 21 <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> 361248 Netscape is reborn, now resembles Digg false 2006-06-15T16:28:00+01:00 netscape-is-reborn-now-resembles-digg 2009-04-29T11:29:03+01:00 2009-10-13T08:29:16+01:00 359