Comments on: AOL Relaunch Netscape as Social Bookmarking Site

By: iZeby

iZeby — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:36:28 +0000

I love social bookmarking, it is an awsome way to promote sites for free.

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:36:18 +0000

This definitely has all the markings of J-Cal…

By: Digg CEO responds to Netscape challenge: ProBlogger Blog Tips

Digg CEO responds to Netscape challenge: ProBlogger Blog Tips — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:48:25 +0000

[...] PS: I’ve now been able to sign up as a member of Netscape an in addition to my earlier first impressions I have to say that I’m not that impressed. [...]

By: No Holds Barred: AOL/WIN Blatently Rips Off Digg.com - Bloglogic.net

No Holds Barred: AOL/WIN Blatently Rips Off Digg.com - Bloglogic.net — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:38:29 +0000

[...] This post by Darren Rowse of Problogger.net (and I love the guy and his blog) brought it to my attention. [...]

By: Netscape This! AOL transforms Netscape into a social bookmarking site… &raquo Make money online with your blog

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:22:33 +0000

[...] If you haven’t heard the news already, AOL is relaunching Netscape as a social bookmarking site and has Digg dead in it’s crosshairs. [...]

By: Paul Short

Paul Short — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:04:17 +0000

This is my personal view and opinion – one I’ll undoubtedly suffer a ton of flack (and ‘rationalization’) for.

JC has been very publically vocal in the not-so-distant past about others copying ideas, business models, site themes, portions of sites and design/functionality, etc.

Doesn’t anyone else remember this?

Does anyone else, including the A-list bloggers and major tech sites/pundits not remember these instances???

Jeez, someone out on the web does something even similar to WIN and they get trounced by the head of the largest blogging network online, but the trouncers go and do an “almost clone” of Digg and they are heros.

Is ‘memory’ online that short or do all who spend too much time online have ADHD.

Again, this is my personal view and opinion – one I’ll undoubtedly suffer a ton of flack (and ‘rationalization’) for.

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:16:48 +0000

This will be an interesting graph to watch:

By: TDavid

TDavid — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:03:34 +0000

Bryan – I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Netscape has 811 million page views a month compared to digg’s 5 million. That’s not insignificant. Who here wouldn’t want to be Netscaped, really, with that kind of muscle?

By: Make You Go Hmm: » New Netscape.com righteous or ripoff of Digg debate begins

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:57:08 +0000

[...] Others unable to successfully register As reports continue to flow in, the list of others also unable to successfully register is growing: Danny Sullivan, Darren Rowse. [...]

By: Bryan Fleming

Bryan Fleming — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:41:09 +0000

I wouldn’t put too much stock in this. As companies both AOL/Netscape aren’t doing much now. They’re both pretty dead. I don’t think Digg has ANYTHING to worry about. This won’t go anywhere.

- Bryan
http://www.BryanCFleming.com

By: Robb D

Robb D — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:27:22 +0000

After creating my account, I am not able to log in. It is in beta though so I won’t complain too much.

AOL may want ot exercise a bit of editorial control over the avatars that members can upload. Let’s just say that some of them are not so socially acceptable.

By: JAMINUSA

JAMINUSA — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:01:31 +0000

Well, honestly I am at least glad they admitted upfront that is part editor controlled, Digg did not do this. Having said that I found it quite amusing that when I was in Internet Explorer the pages did not look correct, but then I went to firefox and everthing looked fine. I registered and put my first story on the site. My story is under autos, titled Reviewed: Lexus IS350. We will see how it goes.

My first impressions are that there are a lot of ads, and I say so what? You can look at any magazine on the newstand, and if you actually take the 100 page magazine and break it down to the articles, you are probably left with about 5 pages of real words.

Secondly, I like everything Jason Calacanis has his hands on, they all seem to work out well, and become very popular very quickly. I just read a comment on another blog that techie people will stay with digg. Well so what, techie people are less likely to click on ads anyway.

My conclusion, it won’t kill digg, but it will give them some really healthy competition.

By: Bloggin’ Around the Clock! » Netscape.com relaunched as web 2.0 media site

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:25:40 +0000

[...] I really am impressed with the idea of melding the social voting side of the web 2.0 world of sites like Digg with human editorial oversight. I think pure voting leads to a tragedy of the commons, where what happens is you get light fluffy interesting things pop up, but the real digging that a dedicated editor can do is lost. Slashdot’s strength shows what having editors can net you. Certainly this is by far more interesting than the purely mechanical Google News approach. I do agree with Pro Blogger Darren Rowe that it is annoying to click the links on the stories and not go directly to the stories in question. I’m shepherded within Netscape.com an extra layer, but this is another chance for Netscape.com to serve ads, and for financial viability it’s an obvious choice. I think, though, it does bleed out a little bit of trust for some users. [Source] [...]

By: The relaunch of Netscape.com - Data Circle

The relaunch of Netscape.com - Data Circle — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:05:55 +0000

[...] AOL Relaunch Netscape as Social Bookmarking Site [...]

By: sesblog

sesblog — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:33:13 +0000

Mélyreásott Netscape…

Emlékeztek még? Anno ez volt A Broswer, aztán pénzügyi gondok, AOL felvásárlás, és persze a Microsoft úthenger. Maradt egy tucatportál, meg egy böngészõ is persze, de az aranykor megkérdõjelezhetetlenül elmúlt. Most viszont megint ké…

By: Maurice

Maurice — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:57:03 +0000

Hmm

Can’t even get the sign up form to work in IE very professional NOT!

Looks interesting a non techie digg alike is somthing that is missing
from the

Rgds M

By: Alexandre Argrow

Alexandre Argrow — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:10:27 +0000

Good info. Thanks.