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The Newest Trending Social News Sharing Community Humsurfer

March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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It's difficult these days to track down the best social news sharing communities. There are the classics such as Digg and Reddit, and also smaller niche communities containing topics like design and programming. Humsurfer is a new community, still running in Beta but holding strong with a PR3 and Alexa Ranking of 1,600. The Humsurfer community is a social news and media sharing community for Indians, very similar to what IndianPad promotes. But with a growing userbase and such an inviting … [Read more...]

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Behind the Scenes at Watch-Series.com: Free TV Series Streaming Online

February 16, 2010 By 11 Comments
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I have to admit, I hate TV. It's something that most people base their entire schedule around, without even realizing it. You want to be in front of it by 8PM for your Monday night line-up, or on Sunday's you enjoy marathons of your favorite shows. It's not to say this doesn't work for some people, but it definitely doesn't work for me. I found Watch Series a couple of months ago when I was looking for a few shows to watch online. I have found every other show I've wanted to watch straight … [Read more...]

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Why Digg.com is heading for a Major Pitfall

February 8, 2010 By 27 Comments
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I remember a time when Digg used to roam wild in the Social News kingdom. It was the force to be reckoned with when it came to internet marketing - everybody needed to hit the front page to gain some traffic to their site. I'm sure tons of blogs have built their popularity off of Digg's massive traffic influx, but there are many signs pointing towards this site closing the lid. Digg used to be a very popular website - I would frequent the site constantly to check out the greatest news, what … [Read more...]

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Interview with Yahoo! Answers Q&A Competitor Blurtit

February 4, 2010 By 45 Comments
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Yahoo! Answers has to be the most well-known and popular Question & Community on the web. However there is always room for improvement on apps like these, and Blurtit takes the cake. Building more of a community around the idea of the "Ask Any Question" niche, Blurtit allows users to connect like never before, searching for the most popular questions and sharing knowledge between everyone. Chris Lee is the co-founder of Blurtit, and he's been nice enough to take some time and answer a few … [Read more...]

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Check Your Username Availability on Tons of Websites with Namechk

January 24, 2010 By 10 Comments
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Many of us enjoy sticking with our usernames. We sign up with the same username on multiple websites, and this is especially true with social networking/bookmarking sites as it allows your name to become a presence in the community. Only thing is, there's so many people online that the chances of our username being take is, well, pretty decent. I'm excited to say I found a pretty neat app the other day, namechk. Never fret about your username anymore! With namechk all you need to do is type … [Read more...]

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Plurk Rivals Twitter as the Next Popular Microblogging Platform

January 16, 2010 By 15 Comments
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Twitter - you either love it or hate it. The application has exploded onto the web, where not only everybody seems to need one, but even larger corporations have set up Twitter accounts. Tweeting is the next big thing! tons of people are getting into this new trend, while naysayers stand behind and wave their fingers in disgust. Though Twitter may have it's downfalls (and there's plenty to pick at), there is hope beyond the horizon! For those of you who haven't heard of Plurk, you should … [Read more...]

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New Digg-Themed Social News and Media Website Thuhm

January 8, 2010 By 12 Comments
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Digg has become the popular site for internet marketers and bloggers to aspire to. Digg used to be a popular tech website, where tech enthusiasts and internet lovers could gather to share links. Whichever links got the most "diggs" would hit the front page, generally to recieve a surge of traffic. Now Digg has been limited recently on what it can do, and it's popularity has started to drop as community members are finding better places to hang out such as Reddit. Unlike any other social … [Read more...]

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