The latest entry in the online news aggregator market offers a new twist on story rankings. Unlike other social media sites, NewsCred doesn’t rank stories by popularity. Instead, it asks users to judge whether stories, authors and publications are credible, and sorts them accordingly.
Anyone can customize a news feed by selecting sources to monitor. The available news sources range from Al Jazeera to the Washington Times, and the site also monitors popular blogs like Daily Kos and O’Reilly. But if you want to weigh in on their credibility, you have to register.
The rankings don’t seem very useful at this point, since almost every source is getting top marks. The average credibility score for all sources, including blogs, stands at 99.6% today. But it’s a neat concept and worth keeping an eye on.
