Techmeme’s newest human contributor: You - VentureBeat
Wed, Jan 28th, 2009
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New aggregator Techmeme made headlines last month when it revealed that a human editor would help the site’s algorithm pick the best links to highlight. Today, it’s adding a powerful new source to that process: You.
Techmeme will now scour the micro-messaging service Twitter looking for tweets (Twitter messages) that start with "Tip @Techmeme" or "Tip @TechmemeFH" (Techmeme’s two Twitter accounts) and include a link to the news story that you think should be a Techmeme headline. If it’s a good tip, and Techmeme adds it as a headline, the service will credit your tweet in the links area of the story (you can see it in the picture above).
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