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I'd like to observe that none of these "credible" aggregators include news from specialist sites -- ironic, given that these sources are likely to be more accurate on topics of interest to them.
Sure, I'm biased because I run two such sites (one for music tech, one for motion graphics tech), but I also notice virtually NONE of my favorite news sources is here.
Then again, that's really my whole problem with all of these sites, whether the sources are supposedly "credible" or driven by mass-readership. Bottom line?
People should stick to their own custom RSS feed collections. You'll get profoundly better-targeted news, because you're the editor. And wasn't that originally the whole point of the Web?
Thanks Amit, and thanks for the tips. One problem though: everyone has a different suggestion, and in addition, my hunch is that after all the hubbub, only a very small percentage of users will use the rivers. If they prove more popular than this, I'll give a lot more thought to beefing up the features.
Peter: I agree, in fact. I think there's a place for both highly specialized, slightly specialized, and the generalist sites. Maybe consider Techmeme just another blog, but one that makes connections between posts and ideas in the larger tech news sphere.
BTW, Peter, nice blog. That stuff was actually going to be my hobby, until Techmeme consumed my life.
I wish you all good luck, and stay in competition.
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