A good way to start your own news site…

Posted on May 23, 2008
Filed Under Startups |

I don’t know about you, but I am a bit fed up with all those sites that are supposed to provide interesting news voted or created by users. Sometimes it would be nice to create your own site. This is probably the momement you may try NewsBeet. NewsBeet is a platform for building your own news site covering any topic or beat you want. Users start their site (or sites) with a handful of topical RSS feeds, plug it into our system, hit go, and the founders of the site do the rest. And by “the rest” they mean:

* Story Voting: readers can vote for stories and really drive what gets published on the front page
* User Generated Content: readers can submit stories, make comments, upload pictures and videos
* User Management: readers can register , earn points for their comments and participation
* Social Networking: readers can come together and connect over topics they care about
* Revenue Generation: Beets come with cool advertising widgets, and the site splits this revenue with you

The platform is built on the Pligg platform which is why it can be so powerful and flexible.

Maybe that’s not the first site I visit in the morning, but a good alternative to many expensive solutions you can find on the web. I would give the following vote: 7/10