Newspond is not a social news site like Digg. Articles aren't submitted by users. Newspond is more like Techmeme in that the site gathers stories from across the web using an automated system to analyze the topics that blogs and news sites are talking about. Articles show up on the front page or in a variety of subsections like tech, games, and science. Under each main article is a list of links to more articles on the same topic from other web sites. You'll have to click the "View All Sources" tab to see additional articles, but Newspond will pull them up without a page refresh.
While there's no user generated primary content on the site, Newspond does have a nifty commenting system which adds a social aspect to the site. The comments are threaded and easy to read. But you really have to play with them to get the full effect.
[via Mashable]
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2-19-2008 @ 6:53PM
Scott said...
So the "most advanced news engine" doesn't have an RSS feed? Also, when you create a new account, they send you an activation email with your user name and password in PLAIN TEXT! Brilliant.
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2-20-2008 @ 10:56AM
TomScrace said...
It looks slick enough, and their claims are outrageous enough that they'll probably get some attention for a couple of days, but I doubt this will knock Techmeme off its throne.
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2-21-2008 @ 8:53AM
Aalaap said...
At least Newspond has a search box...
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