SocialOnTheWeb

There are a ton of social news aggregators.  The most famous, of course, is Digg.  The most used at this point is probably Yahoo! Buzz.  Then there's Reddit, Fark, and a whole slew of niche sites devoted to socially aggregating online news.

So why do we need another one?  SocialMedian is just such a service that is currently in Alpha.  I've been a member for awhile, and while I don't use it every day, I use it a lot more often than I tend to use Digg or Reddit.

You see, I'm just about Dugg out.  I've Reddit all.  (Okay, I'll stop with the Farking puns now).  SocialMedian, is, to me, a change from the other services.  First of all, it's cleaner.  I like the way it looks and feels.  But that's not the only reason I like it.

You see, on Digg and Reddit, I have to work REAL hard to get anything to the front page.  I don't feel that way at SocialMedian.  Of course, part of that is because it's in Alpha, so not as many people are there.  But that's not the only reason.  You don't have the cliques that you have on other social sites.  At least, not yet.

My favorite feature is the ability to receive emails about what is being dugg, err, "clipped", in the categories I find interesting.  You can also create your own categories, which are called News Networks.

SocialMedian is a work in progress, and I check it out every few days to see how it progresses.  I really like the direction it is heading, and I hope that it possibly slips under the radar and gives the larger social news aggregators a run for their money.  There's plenty of room for innovation there, and SocialMedian might be just the people to do that.

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Toluu is a new social site where you share your feeds. I know, I had the same thought.... How the heck do you pronounce that? Well, Caleb was nice enough to answer this question: 2 (the number two) - Lou (as in 'Skip to my Lou') You can upload your OPML file, enter links manually, or add a bookmark that will automatically subscribe you to the feed on Toluu and your favorite (so long as it is in the top 10) feed reader.

I think that the one thing I like most about this site is that it tells you who you match up against. Of course, I have 2 that are at 100%, but that is only because they only have their own blogs loaded in their profiles. But, I have to admit that I was very impressed at 97% match that is listed for me. In order to protect myself from using names of people I do not know, I will not say who is my 97%, but that I had not previously befriended this person on any other site. I have seen this avatar and screen name on just about every site I spend any time on at all! So, I have decided to start secretly stalking this person some, to see if he or she might be someone I would really be friends with. Who knows, I may have found my social twin so to say!

The other really cool thing about this site is that you can see the blogs that others are reading. This is a great resource for someone new into learning about technology, social networking, or any other topic that your matches may read regularly! This may also be the way to find the next great blogger of our time!

The great guys at Toluu have given me a 7 invites, so if you haven't secured your invite yet, you better be one of the first seven to ask me! ;)  Oh yes, and if you are already involved in Toluu, be sure to add me!

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