Top 30 Social News Websites to Check Out

There are a great deal of social news sites on the Internet, maybe too many. A lot of them are dormant or simply irrelevant as they are either not active or poorly marketed. In that there is this site that lists over 400 social news sites but we’ve done the dog work for you and culled some of the better ones. Feast your eyes and go exploring using our Mini Guide to General and Niche Social Media Communities.

1. Digg: The largest and most popular social news website on the Internet. It covers all topics including politics, entertainment, technology and general news. The site also has a separate video and image section.

2. DotNetKicks: is a site that focuses on topics like NET development techniques, technologies and tools including ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, C++ and Visual Studio.
3. Hubspot is for marketers, entrepreneurs and business professionals.
4. StumbleUpon: A social network and browser toolbar, which allows users to channel surf the Internet. Technically not 100% a social news site, although users can submit webpages to be rated by other users. Here is a guide to StumbleUpon.
5. Sphinn: is a social site for search and interactive marketers. It allows you to share and discover news stories, read and take part in discussions, discover events of interest and network with others.
6. Tweako: A user-powered site and social network with a focus on guides and tutorials in categories like computing, technology, and the Internet.

7. Autospies is a site that focuses on automotive news, car reviews, auto show photos and videos.
8. Winelifetoday is a niche social site for wine lovers. Topics covered included news and opinion articles to do with wine.
9. Wordsy is a niche social news site for people who love reading and books. Topics covered include small presses, fiction writing, authors, book awards and poetry.
10. Value Investing News: A niche social news site that covers stocks and investment news.

11. Propeller: A social news site that covers all topics from technology to politics and entertainment. A Digg like site.
12. Slashdot is primarily a tech news site, Slashdot also covers topics like books, games, politics and entertainment. Users can submit stories and they may be published after editors approve it. A popular site that can send a large amount of traffic.
13. Metafilter: A community weblog which allows users to share links and discuss interesting websites/topics. Moderation is done through editors as well as peer pressure in order to prevent gaming.
14. Newsvine: A website of community-driven news stories and opinions. Users have their own blogs and can write articles, save links to external content and vote/comment on other user stories.
15. IndianPad: A general social news site that with a large Indian user base. Topics include entertainment, sports, videos and Tamil news.

16. Sk*rt: A general news site with a focus on fashion, entertainment and design on top of other topics like technology and food. Has a strong female user base.
17. Nowpublic: A participatory news network, which focuses on citizen journalism. Each user has their own individual profile blog/page and can upload videos, images and news stories.
18. Searchles: A hybrid social news sites which covers all topics. Includes a video section and offers personalized filtering features and the option of joining groups made up of other users with similar interests.
19. Hugg is a social news site with a strong focus on environmental issues. Also includes other categories like politics, science, fashion and technology.
20. Reddit is a popular social news website with a large user base. Covers a wide range of news. Includes several topical sections called subreddits, which focus on specific topics like programming, science, politics and business.
21. Plime is A general news site, which features topics ranging from religion and sports to technology or business. Odd news performs best in this community.
22. Design Float: A social news site for design-related content. Topics covered include business, freelancing, advertising, digital art and branding.
23. YCombinator Hacker News: A news site that focuses on technology, startups, business and entrepreneurship.,
24. SWiK: A community driven resource for people who use open source software.
25. DNHour is a user-powered news portal built for the domain name industry. Most members are generally from the domain name industry, which includes domain name owners, companies or professionals.
26. PlugIM is a user driven site focused on the internet marketing community. Topics include search engine optimization, products, business and marketing.
27. Small Business Brief: A niche social site which focuses on small business news. Topics covered include marketing and sales, website development, management and entrepreneurship.
28. Hypediss.com: Social news site with a focus on design, fashion, urban culture and art.
29. Chictini: Product-oriented social site which a focus on new trends and styles. It’s possible to submit news stories although most of the submissions feature products from online retailers.
30. Muti is a social bookmarking site inspired by reddit and Digg but dedicated to content of interest to Africans or those interested in Africa.

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