Ready for your next website addiction, info junkie? Alltop is a fun new site that features the top stories from a meta collection of top blogs and news sources. Unlike PopURLS or Trend Hunter’s NET BUZZ section, AllTop breaks out the net into 15 different categories.
The site, inspired by PopURLs, is the latest creation from our friend Guy Kawasaki (interview HERE).
It’s a great source for story ideas, and makes it easy to track down exactly what you’re looking for by category. It’s the ideal place to scout out new trends or simply what’s going on in your favourite industry or world of interests.
Sections include:
Autos (like AutoSpies, eGMCarTech, and AutoWeek)
Celebrities (like TMZ, Perez Hilton, People, and Dlisted)
Cute (Daily Cuteness, Cute Overload and I Can Has Cheezburger)
Design (Core 77, Cool Hunting, Uncrate and… Trend Hunter!)
Egos ("the mouths, minds, and egos of folks like Scoble, Cuban, Trump, and Winer")
Fashion (W, WWD, Jezebel & The Sartorialist)
Gaming (IGN, Gamespot, and Kotaku)
Green (Treehugger, Earth Blog, and The Green Skeptic)
Mac (TidBITS, MacInTouch, Apple, and MacRumors)
Moms (Dooce, Mama Drama, Kimchi Mamas, and Silicon Valley Moms)
News (BBC, CNN, AFP, UPI, and Reuters)
Photography (Steve’s Digicams, DCViews, and Photo News Today)
Oddities (Fark, Snopes, and Weird Asia News)
Politics (Daily Kos, New York Times, Think Progress, and Washington Post)
Science (NewScientist, Nova, ScienceNow, and The Why Files)
Super Meta Blogs
AllTop
Trend Themes
1. Meta Collection of Top Blogs - Creating a platform that features the top stories from various blogs and news sources opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for content curation and personalized news delivery.
2. Categorization of Content - Developing a system that organizes content into distinct categories allows for targeted information searching and trend scouting.
3. Story Ideation - Providing a platform that serves as a source for story ideas enables content creators to stay informed and generate engaging content.
Industry Implications
1. Content Curation - The content curation industry can leverage the idea of aggregating top stories from different blogs and news sources to deliver personalized and up-to-date information to users.
2. Media and News - The media and news industry can potentially benefit from categorizing and organizing content to improve user experience and enhance targeted news delivery.
3. Advertising and Marketing - The advertising and marketing industry can utilize the concept of story ideation platforms to find inspiration and create engaging campaigns based on trending topics.