http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/02/all-the-buzz-about-yahoo/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:18:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/02/all-the-buzz-about-yahoo/#comment-756 COD Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:01:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/02/all-the-buzz-about-yahoo/#comment-756 My concern is that mainstream social news, by definition, will be boring. The occasional nugget from far down the long tail that surfaces on Digg or Mixx is what makes those services interesting to me. Given how Yahoo Buzz woks with a limited selection of sources, it seems designed to make sure only boring mainstream news makes it to the top. My concern is that mainstream social news, by definition, will be boring. The occasional nugget from far down the long tail that surfaces on Digg or Mixx is what makes those services interesting to me. Given how Yahoo Buzz woks with a limited selection of sources, it seems designed to make sure only boring mainstream news makes it to the top.

]]> http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/02/all-the-buzz-about-yahoo/#comment-4540 COD Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:01:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/02/all-the-buzz-about-yahoo/#comment-4540 My concern is that mainstream social news, by definition, will be boring. The occasional nugget from far down the long tail that surfaces on Digg or Mixx is what makes those services interesting to me. Given how Yahoo Buzz woks with a limited selection of sources, it seems designed to make sure only boring mainstream news makes it to the top. My concern is that mainstream social news, by definition, will be boring. The occasional nugget from far down the long tail that surfaces on Digg or Mixx is what makes those services interesting to me. Given how Yahoo Buzz woks with a limited selection of sources, it seems designed to make sure only boring mainstream news makes it to the top.

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