Socialmedian
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What do they say it is?
“socialmedian is a social news service that connects people with personalized news and information. socialmedian enables you to easily keep up-to-date on the news that matters to you and to people who share your interests.”
What do I say it is?
Social bookmarking meets RSS reader with a social filtering element.
What’s great about it?
The way it combines the strengths of its influences. The way you can find out more about users. I’m not sure how, but the news mix here seems fresher - or that just might be its early adopter alpha tester user base.
What could be better?
Being in alpha stage, there are bugs. More social connections are desperately needed - I can add a delicious user to my network, why not a socialmedian user? It’s lacking a Great Idea that lifts it above the competition.
How is it going to make money?
The usual suspects would be advertising or a freemium business model. If del.icio.us is any guide, the business model is being bought up by a Big Name.
Should I pay it any attention?
It’s worth a try if you can get an invite (Every Tuesday a new alpha invite code is posted on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/socialmedian), as a useful tool on a personal level. As a business model, it’s not showing anything worth following, yet.
By Paul Bradshaw
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3 comments May 15th, 2008
