March 2006, Seattle, WA www.newsvine.com
At Newsvine, you can read stories from established media organizations like the Associated Press and ESPN 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.
MSNBC acquired Newsvine in October, 2007.
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2005, San Francisco, CA www.reddit.com
Reddit is a social news website that displays what’s new and popular on the web, based on your personal preferences and what the community likes. Your preferences are determined based on your history of voting stories up or down. All of the content on reddit is submitted and voted on by users,
The company was started by two University of Virginia grads, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman. Conde Nast, owner of Wired acquired Reddit in October of 2006.
Bookmarklets
Bookmarklets can be added to your browser’s toolbar. These buttons will let you “reddit this” (submit the link, or if it’s already been submitted, share it and/or comment on it), like, dislike, and save links while you surf.
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2007
Blipper is a microblogging site where you can discuss and review books, games, music, and movies in 160 characters, similar to Twitter’s 140 character posts.
Blippr will forward your Blipps to Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed
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Founder Scott Tse, 2008 (?) Santa Clara, CA
WebSketch is an online service where average people, professionals and businesses can create and maintain their Web presence, share themselves, and interact with friends, workers, or customers via their own websites.
It has the ability to integrate with site with flickr photos, youtube videos, facebook, rockyou and slide sildeshows and hulu movies.
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Web 2.0: Who, What, Why, How 