Newsgrad.com sorts news using urban language
Alexandr Rybakov, Webplanet
A portal has opened at
Newsgrad.com that combines the functions of an RSS news aggregator and public rating in a format similar to that of
Digg.com. However, the interface of the new aggregator has none of the RSS, "tags" or other ugly English technical terms of the Web 2.0 generation. Everything is put together using the principle of urban role-play where everyone is issued a "propiska" residence permit and walks through "streets" and "prospects". There is "Politics Street", "Economics Street", "Sport Street", "Bloggers Boulevard", "Mobile Alley" and "Cinema Alley". The project creators are not talking of their business models as yet, referring instead to "beta-testing".
