My latest for The Guardian takes a look at a new Project for Excellence in Journalism study on Digg, Reddit and Del.icio.us, which allow users to recommend their favorite stories. Can the power of social networks help save the news business?
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This is an interesting piece! I just want to echo the need for a reputation measure in addition to popularity. Anecdotally, I’ve never really thought of del.icio.us as a way to share “news” stories. For me, any time I find a news story, quirky incident, or just something I want to remember, I’ll add it to my del.icio.us account. For instance, when I can’t remember where I read about that geostationary banana over texas, I find it easily on my delicious account. That doesn’t mean I think it’s “news.”