Archive for August, 2008

Yahoo Opens Up Digg-Like Buzz for Everyone - eFluxMedia

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.


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Yahoo Opens Up Digg-Like Buzz for Everyone
eFluxMedia -Aug 19, 2008
Although somewhat similar to Digg, Yahoo Buzz employs advanced algorithms to avoid gaming of the system. As stories buzzed through the new service may
Digg Shouldn’t Compete with Yahoo BuzzMashable
Yahoo Buzz! opens up, let the gaming beginZDNet
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Yahoo Buzz Sets The Bee Free Tonight - PC World

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Yahoo Buzz Sets The Bee Free Tonight
PC World -Aug 19, 2008
Yahoo's Digg-like service, Buzz, will be opening up to public contributors as of 7 pm PDT tonight. Since the service's launch in February, only a select 400

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A Working Guide to That 'Other' Convention in Denver - AlterNet

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.

A Working Guide to That 'Other' Convention in Denver
AlterNet, CA -15 hours ago
Joining the fray as co-sponsor is DIGG, the social networking site that attracts millions of participants to rate stories in the news.

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Yahoo! tells Digg and Reddit to Buzz off - iTWire

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Yahoo! tells Digg and Reddit to Buzz off
iTWire, Australia -Aug 20, 2008
Should Digg and Reddit be worried? It was back in February when Yahoo! took the interesting step of announcing it was going to start playing with the big

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Can Brits make bucks from blogging? - BBC News

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.


BBC News
Can Brits make bucks from blogging?
BBC News, UK -10 hours ago
But Mr Altoft says it is their use of social media like Digg and StumbleUpon to promote every post that gives the American blogs an edge, particularly those

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Book Publishers: Learn From Digg, Yelp—Even Gawker - BusinessWeek

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Book Publishers: Learn From Digg, Yelp—Even Gawker
BusinessWeek -17 hours ago
Book publishing could keep itself vital by taking a page from Web 2.0 technologies, but it has a long way to go. Here are some lessons by Sarah Lacy

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Yahoo opens Digg rival to all publishers - NetworkWorld.com

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Yahoo opens Digg rival to all publishers
NetworkWorld.com, MA -Aug 19, 2008
08/19/2008 Yahoo has expanded its "Buzz Up" content recommendation service to include many more publishers, stepping up its challenge against Digg.

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Forget Digg, Yahoo Launches The Buzz To The Public - E Canada Now

Written by Admin on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized.


E Canada Now
Forget Digg, Yahoo Launches The Buzz To The Public
E Canada Now, Canada -11 hours ago
Washington (ECN) - Forget about Digg, Yahoo has launched their news aggregator, Buzz, making it go public for the first time. Buzz has been up and running

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YouTube and the irrepressible dream of Video ID - Los Angeles Times

Written by Admin on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

YouTube and the irrepressible dream of Video ID
Los Angeles Times, CA -23 hours ago
A similar dynamic governs social news sites such as Digg.com, where unpaid users compete to draw the most eyeballs to their favorite online news stories,

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Daily Digest 20 August - ElectricNews.net

Written by Admin on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Daily Digest 20 August
ElectricNews.net, Ireland -6 hours ago
Yahoo's story rating service, Buzz, which is similar to the popular Digg service, was opened up to the public on Tuesday. This means that any Yahoo user can
Boston Scientific to close Ireland facilityBizjournals.com
240 jobs go as medical firm closesThe Press Association
Tullamore rocked by Boston's departureRTE.ie
Irish Times
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