I'd never really been the type to keep up with news and such very much, but these sites seemed quite useful. I knew of Digg and Reddit before, but I never really used them. I would see Digg buttons on news stoies all the time, and I kind of knew the general idea of the site, but I never actually went there and checked it out. They actually do seem pretty interesting, the way that users choose the main news stories. Of all of them though, I think Mixx was the one that interested me the most. The layout of the site just seemed a bit more organized and professional to me I suppose. Not to say that the other sites aren't organized, something about Mixx just caught my eye. Also, of the four, Newsvine was my least favorite. Just as something caught my eye about Mixx, something about Newsvine just appeared very unappealing to me.
Aside from these news sites, I actually recently began using StumbleUpon regularly (which is funny considering they mention it in this Thing). I just made an account the other day, and I'm pretty hooked. I find it to be a good time waster; just click your preferences, and Stumble! Then in no time, you're presented with website after website of things that might interest you. Sure, from time to time you'll hit a lame site, but I've actually "Stumbled Upon" a bunch of really interesting sites, stories, and blogs that I would have never found otherwise. Thanks StumbleUpon!
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