New 'Newsvine' aims to turn news into a conversation
Four Disney/ABCNEWs.com employees have left to create their own news site, Newsvine.
On his blog, Mike Davidson, one of the designers, says the soon-to-launch Newsvine is "a large-scale news media site which gives you almost all the same stories you read on sites like MSNBC and CNN but presents them in a much more attractive package."
Among the site's features: The audience will be able to "Seed Newsvine" by adding links to stories and comments; and they'll also be able to rate stories to determine the order they appear on the site.
In addition, he says, "Since Newsvine is essentially produced by its readers, it is only fitting that its readers may also become writers. Anyone can sign up for a free Newsvine account and begin writing their column within minutes. Anytime you write an article or Seed Newsvine with a link to another article, it will appear in your column (at 'yourname.newsvine.com') and elsewhere around the site, depending on how it's tagged.
"Getting your own column on Newsvine isn't only free but you'll also keep advertising earnings associated with traffic to your pages. While other companies charge you for your own space to write or keep all the ad revenue themselves, we're happy to help you make money whenever you add value to Newsvine."
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