Linking, Newspapers, The Underground

A smart take on the importance of linking and the failure of newspapers to adapt their web strategy to take advantage of the web.

This is, in a nutshell, the primary driving force behind the Underground: to disseminate the stuff that interests us. What's amazing about Drudge is that he does it alone. Since I found his site about five years ago I always wondered when there would be a liberal answer. There is a gap in the market for a website that functions as the ultimate in tailored RSS for the liberal crowd. Sites like the Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo are nice, but I'd be really happy with a site that just provided me with a constant stream of updated links to stories that interest me.

Sunday, September 21, 2008