This is a very good idea. Generally Google or Reddit works for this sort of thing, but focusing on aggregating news only is useful.
Few things:
How would you consider monetizing this? The online advertising bubble appears to be shrinking, as people realize minimal returns. For a similar website I’ve been considering an iP*/Android app, but the return still looks low.
Much of this information can be gathered automatically. The website I mentioned above is for an automated new summary generating site… which only works 90% of the time. For what you’re doing, simply gathering and listing the information automatically is relatively easy.
Is moderation required to scale? I wonder if the topic resolution may not be agreed on for busy topics. Using the example above, one person may find the photos with Buddha. Another may find video of it. You may end up with a video thread, a photo thread and a thread with both. Using another example, at what point is a new Curiosity rover discussion a new ‘subject’. If they find little green men I’d expect a new subject… but what if the rover gets flipped upside down? You can let users decide this, but you’ll likely end up with users making multiple versions of the same article/subject/thread.
Monetizing: If the site gets popular, I am considering a pay-for-privilege service. Ads may or may not pay off though.
Regarding moderation:
Yes, there are no “rules” of how this works yet. But with the limited activity there is now, this is not a problem. If the site grows then I would like these rules to evolve naturally, so I don’t limit the creativity of the community.
This is a very good idea. Generally Google or Reddit works for this sort of thing, but focusing on aggregating news only is useful.
Few things:
How would you consider monetizing this? The online advertising bubble appears to be shrinking, as people realize minimal returns. For a similar website I’ve been considering an iP*/Android app, but the return still looks low.
Much of this information can be gathered automatically. The website I mentioned above is for an automated new summary generating site… which only works 90% of the time. For what you’re doing, simply gathering and listing the information automatically is relatively easy.
Is moderation required to scale? I wonder if the topic resolution may not be agreed on for busy topics. Using the example above, one person may find the photos with Buddha. Another may find video of it. You may end up with a video thread, a photo thread and a thread with both. Using another example, at what point is a new Curiosity rover discussion a new ‘subject’. If they find little green men I’d expect a new subject… but what if the rover gets flipped upside down? You can let users decide this, but you’ll likely end up with users making multiple versions of the same article/subject/thread.
Monetizing: If the site gets popular, I am considering a pay-for-privilege service. Ads may or may not pay off though.
Regarding moderation: Yes, there are no “rules” of how this works yet. But with the limited activity there is now, this is not a problem. If the site grows then I would like these rules to evolve naturally, so I don’t limit the creativity of the community.