Digg
People can submit stories onto this website and if someone likes it, they can rate it; digg it. It gets put onto the upcoming section where people can read it. If a story gets a certain amount of 'diggs', then it gets put onto the homepage of the category. It can also make it onto the 'top ten' if it becomes more popular.
However, if a story doesn't get many diggs in a certain time period, then it gets taken off the upcoming section. If someone submits SPAM onto digg, then the audience can 'bury' it, removing it from the site.
Journalists can discuss and network on digg, finding the popular stories that matter to people. But if stories on digg are rated by the readers, then some sources that journalists might need will not be available. I think that digg is too selective, but is good to see how popular stories are.
del.icio.us
Del.icio.us is used to keep favourites or bookmarks on an account on the web. These bookmarks can be seen from any computer.
del.icio.us can be used to research, saving sources as someone is writing an essay, article or anything else. This can be used for holidays, podcasts, cookbooks and sharing bookmarks with businesses or groups.
However, when people use tags they could be too simple and tag unnecessarily.
I think the del.icio.us is good for journalists, as they can save their research and view it anywhere; work or home.
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