It takes a lot for a website to impress me. It’s not about user generated content, in fact my favorite site has been criticized for not letting everyone play. It’s not about doing something that no one else does, my favorite site of the year has two very solid competitors. It’s just about delivering, and this site does it better than nearly any other and does it every day. My favorite site of the year is Techmeme.
I won’t claim that it’s perfect or for everyone, and I won’t say that there aren’t things I’d like to see added, but no site has had a bigger impact on me this year (excluding my own) than Techmeme.
Some wondered about the business model for Techmeme, and Gabe (site founder) delivered in a way uniquely fit to his business by creating an entirely new model based on blog posts. I was annoyed with the display of the site on my cell phone, and again Gabe delivered with a mobile version (I even checked it out in line at Chipotle today). Some have criticized the lack of international sources, and called it a blog country club, but don’t we want that for some things? I don’t think techmeme should include every blog linking to every story on the site, just give me what’s relevant - and that, more than anything, Techmeme has delivered.
Techmeme is not perfect, I’d like it to be opened so that more memes could be created. We know that Gabe can do the verticals of his choice (Ballbug, We Smirch, and the original memeorandum), but what if I want an Akron-meme? I doubt that’s in the pipeline, even if a Silicon Valley local meme is (not that I’m saying it is). I’d also like a plug in for my blog that shows related posts from across the web. But those things can wait, for now I’m just enjoying the brilliance that comes from the relevance of my favorite site of the year.
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