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Posted by: JamesMarcus 2 years, 2 months agoThere are some upcoming changes to the Netscape.com site that we hope will improve your experience. Visitors to Netscape.com will see a more traditional news experience very soon. But don't worry, the social news site isn't going away!
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stephen-johnson
Sept. 6, 2007, 9:37 p.m.It looks like the social networking site will be incrementally phased out. It didn't enhance the Netscape brand.
I don't know whether to be happy or sad.
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splitrch
Sept. 6, 2007, 11:58 p.m.I already have Yahoo as my home page. Why do I need a Yahoo wannabe?
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rockman069
Sept. 6, 2007, 9:47 p.m.First they make me change to social news. I start getting used to it, almost enjoying it. Now they tell me they are moving back. What IS the deal people?
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humemacdonald
Sept. 6, 2007, 9:49 p.m.It looks Like there may be a transition time where there is no social site available. Did I read this correctly?-feedback please.
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Radiofreeeuropa
Sept. 6, 2007, 9:58 p.m.Although I used the Netscape browser for many many years I never became interested in signing up for the portal until Netscape defined itself as:
"evolved from a portal that is programmed by us to a portal that is programmed by you รข;; the audience! All of the stories on Netscape are submitted and voted on by users. The more votes and comments a story receives, the higher it is ranked in the list of Top Stories."
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canadianrancher57
Sept. 6, 2007, 10:10 p.m.I have always used netscape and when the change was made in 06 I was a little ticked, I have really grown to like this new format and think that most stories are the top stories around, the debate part is also a great drawing card if you ask me. The social news was been great and I hope there is not to much down time before the other site is up and running.
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STONERS
Sept. 6, 2007, 10:14 p.m.These changes have me very upset-Im here because it is a social news site,if it goes then I go as well-this leads me to think that I should start looking for another social site. And I feel Ive done nothing but waist my time here if they take this from us. And now Im not sure if I want to continue this. Waiting on Netscapes actions and changes before I continue any further or continue being on this site. Im NOT pleased at all.
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brettodactyl
Sept. 6, 2007, 10:22 p.m.It's amazing how Netscape has managed to unify it's members like this. We may not agree on much, but I would say most of us are not feeling real positive about this.
If Netscape social goes away, I'm probably done with social news. Netscape introduced me to the concept when they forced the new site on us, but I ended up liking it. I checked out Digg when people were claiming in the early days that Netscape was a Digg clone, and I didn't like that site at all. Everybody just runs each other down, and there's no sense to anything. It seemed very meanspirited, and I just don't have a desire to participate in that kind of community.
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brettodactyl
Sept. 6, 2007, 10:23 p.m.Ok, I accidentally got my comment on here twice. So, I've erased the second one.
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justgotmarriedComment has been removed: Hard Banned
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JamesMarcus
Sept. 6, 2007, 10:39 p.m.More details will be forthcoming over the next couple of weeks, but the point to stress now is that the social news site is not disappearing. Yes, we will be moving to a new URL, and we will have a new name. But the accumulation of stories, tags, and comment threads will follow us to the new location. And of course we hope that many of our members will do the same. In the end it's not the name that matters--it's the community that makes or breaks a social news site.
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1-2-Oscar
Sept. 6, 2007, 10:44 p.m.Jason Calacanis ran a sweet con on the stiffs at AOL and waltzed off with his loot before they figured out what he had done. Those same stiffs have been sitting around for the past year trying to figure out how they can reclaim portal-level traffic and still save face.
Finally, they've realized there's no face-saving formula. They traded a portal that attracted millions of users for a chat-fest that was dominated by a few hundred. They just couldn't make that sound sweet. And they couldn't sell that to their advertisers. So they've got to go back to what works, and to what makes money.
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orgham22
Sept. 6, 2007, 11:05 p.m.It has been a long time coming. The old Netscape was good as a homepage, with links to many useful sites. I agree this has been dominated by a few people that want to exist in an echo chamber of their own positions. Most are unable to be involved in civil debate or discussion. Anyone who disagrees is mocked or belittled or at the very least made to feel unwelcome. Obviously this does not help viewership to the site. It is no surprise if their numbers ($) are down. I will welcome the new site as my homepage again.
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STONERS
Sept. 6, 2007, 11:24 p.m.Im still not very happy about this but as long as the social part stays then I wont worry to much - change can be good but we've been told in the past that certain things was on a trial basis and they stayed the same. I guess we will just have to wait this one out.
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tehranchik
Sept. 6, 2007, 11:45 p.m.We need to have a big fat going away party! Invite everyone and meet at a certain time and post to say what ever we want to everyone!
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AnnieGUN
Sept. 6, 2007, 11:59 p.m.Here I agree with you RFE 100%. I was not all keen on it at first, but like mold, it grows on you. ;^)
This is the first nail in the coffin.
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Cityslicker
Sept. 7, 2007, 12:43 a.m.Alright , social news is gone .
People should not have abused the site just to get their name to the top of a list .
Socially if you can't have both sides to an issue then there is no need for it , it only severs those that are on the side that are dominant .
People will pick a topic and just repeat that topic over and over just to gain a status in the social news scene , no news just dominant sides dominating the issues and topics , get a group of people to back you and post what ever you want the group will vote it in .
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meoknet
Sept. 7, 2007, 12:59 a.m.I use this site because it's NETSCAPE, not because it;s a social news site.
Bottom line for me is that Netscape is an irratic operation and I'm wondering if it's worth my time. You just rolled out a THIRD Beta of Navigator 9 boasting social integration. the big selling point of the browser was the social integration. NOW, you;re telling me the social site is NOT Netscape anymore, therefore your new browser serves NO purpose, and all that development (which we had to wait MONTHS for) has been a waste of time and money.
Navigator 9 is hinged sooooo much on the social site, that it doesn't really have any WOW features as a browser. If you take away the social Netscape, Navigator 9 is noting more than Forefox 2 with a skin. ALl my hours of beta testing and feedback have gone down the drain forever.
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justgotmarriedComment has been removed: Hard Banned
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justgotmarriedComment has been removed: Hard Banned
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p0ison_m1nd
Sept. 7, 2007, 4:19 a.m.So now netscape will become a parrot of the Associated Press, rehashing all the corporate media. It was nice to have an actual exhange of information for a while. Ah, well, guess it's time to dump NS.
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doppich
Sept. 7, 2007, 5:30 a.m.Although I initially missed the news portal, I am now using - and prefer - RSS feeds to look over headlines and read news. I don't see myself going back, and wonder why Netscape would see a future in a news portal.
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jdhatl
Sept. 7, 2007, 6:11 a.m.The new site is boring. What's the fun of reading about how messed up the world is without arguing with the lunatics who defend the irresponsible path we've been set upon through the sheer power of making History too boring for people so that they don't know it at all, or worse, actually did pay attention in history class and learned the propaganda line by heart? Oh well, big companies always ruin things with their mindless need for "growth". And AOL is so annoying that seeing their name makes me want to click away for fear that I will somehow get sucked into some kind of ISP service I don't need. That's the kind of decisions corporate dividends will make for ya
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