The Huffington Post is an aggregating blog created by Arianna Huffington in 2005. The site covers all that a traditional newspaper has to offer, but is more current due to the immediacy of the web. Overall the site is very polished in my opinion, but the stories are very liberal biased, something that makes me hesitant to consistantly read the site as a news source.
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2. Mashable!
Mashable is a blog founded by Pete Cashmore. The site's focus is on social media news, but also covers a wide range of information. The site was founded in 2005. I personally like the idea of this site and have been following Cashmore (mashable) on twitter for quite some time. The success of the site is encouraging people to use social media for practical uses which incidentally what Mashable uses to succeed.
3. Think Progress
Think Progress is a site created by Faiz Shakir that was launched in 2004. It is a politcal blog that concentrates on major news and political opinions of all political orientations. I like the site, because it it is news driven and doesn't seem like political orientation of the authors get in the way of what the stories are trying to portray.
4. The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is a blog created by Tina Brown, former editor and chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. The site was launched in 2008. The Daily Beast severs as an aggregate with the idea that all readers need is one site to get all of their news.
5. Gizmodo
Gizmodo is a site launched in 2002 that concentrates on consumer electronics. I have been following Gizmodo for some time, and the site provides in depth reviews, previews and videos of all hot electronics to give consumers all the information they need before deciding to buy a product.
Ryan, great summaries and we get your take. The assignment also asked you to give a "taste" of the blog with a quote or a link to a recent post.
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