NewsTrust

Posted on December 30, 2006
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I heard about NewsTrust from a mention on Boing Boing, so it’s not like it has been a secret or anything. The site, which uses the “social software” model, categorizes & rates news stories from many sources in an attractive & easy-to-use format. I also like the fact that no one is allowed to register anonymously or under a pseudonym, the site’s philosophy being to encourage as much transparency as possible. In order to be really useful, NT will have to attract many more readers who are willing to sign up & rate stories, but there already seems to be something of a community developing. It helps that, unlike a lot of “social” software, the NewsTrust user interface is intuitive to use & responsive. As a compulsive news reader, I’m sure to find myself returning often to NewsTrust.