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Newsvine’s new looks
Social bookmarking is getting smarter all the time. From easier access to the information you’re looking for to new ways to share your latest findings, getting social is the new game in town.
Newsvine, based in Seattle WA, takes the daily whirlwind of new information streams very seriously. With over 600,000 members already bookmarking their findings with their free service, they felt it was time for an overhaul.
They worked up their front page to make it easier to get a birds eye view of what’s hot online, at any given moment. With smart use of the usual news categories, such as politics, tech and entertainment, it’s a no brainer to sift through the latest releases from the world over. You’ll even find a collection of live tags for each category.
The local headlines and weather are also easier to gather, which is always nice but the search feature is somewhat sluggish. Then again, considering the amount of newly added data they need to process, that might be inevitable. Because of the nature of social bookmarking, cached data content is less valuable than the latest and greatest.
Add the Newsvine Groups, Newsvine Live and News in Pictures features and it’s easy to see that this social bookmarking service is looking to go places.
The external RSS feeds tool is a convenient to add the news you like to your Newsvine front page. Of course, this is a “member only” feature but since membership is entirely free, it shouldn’t be a problem!
Tags: newsvine, social bookmarking, tech, web services, online
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