The Latest News Before It Hits You

It is quite easy to use this lens. And if one is an avid reporter wannabe (I see most people taking that role in famous social bookmarking sites), then this will be an indispensable tool that will keep you up to date with the latest news.

First thing to do is to browse. Look for headlines that seem to jump at you. Chances are that if you find it interesting, a lot of people will too.

Then note the source. I have listed a mix of independent news sites and social bookmarks. This will let you know if the news story has come to public attention already or not. If it has two or more entries. chances are that it has been dugg or submitted or spread already.

Use the links as jump points and portals. Sometimes, stories act as doors that can lead one to juicier news that might appeal to other people.

Read the story. It does not hurt to actually read and critique a story before thinking of sharing it with the world.

Create. if you don't find anything that you feel is interesting, then it might just be time to write the next big thing. A section here has an Rss from Auto Parts for Brains. Check it out for articles I have created for lack of interesting ones.

This page is a mash up of the most popular sites in the web for news. I made this lens to help those who seek for the latest news conserve tabs space on their browsers as well as to have an all in one resource for what is the latest. I visit this site regularly to keep myself updated in the things that are making the latest buzz online.

For those who are racing with many people in their favorite social bookmarking sites, this is not a good place to start though, for those are my sources for the news I have in here.

Usually, I also use this page to get inspiration when I am going to write an article or when I am looking to make a mash up. Yep, this makes it the mash up for mash ups. :)

I hope you find this useful as many of my fried does.

Happy surfing.