New Netscape.com focuses on news

CNET News by Elinor Mills | Jun. 14, 2006 (News Report)

Netscape is expected to relaunch its Web site on Thursday, transforming from a general purpose portal into a news site in which both readers and editors choose the content.

In its latest incarnation, Netscape is a hybrid news site combining elements of social bookmarking, like Yahoo's Delicious, Digg and Slashdot, where users recommend and rank their top choices for news stories, and traditional news sites, where editors select their top picks. ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by NewsTrust - Jun 15, 2006 - 1:21 PM PDT
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[Disclaimer: I write for the Open Source Technology Group, of which slashdot.org is a part. My work has appeard in slashdot.-RA] I found this a piece little more than your standard announcement. It certainly didn't present much of a perspective from (mentioned and supposed) competitors del.icio.us, slashdot or digg. It completely ignored the existence of places like plastic.

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