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New York Times adds sharing tool

Seeded on Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:22 AM EST
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The New York Times unveiled a new service today that allows readers to quickly post stories that they find on the newspaper's Web site to Digg, Facebook and Newsvine.

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Newsvine is the smallest of the three that The New York Times is working with. It attracted about 560,000 unique visitors last month, a 19 percent increase over the previous month, according to its internal numbers.

The company, which expects to turn a profit next year, has raised about $1 million in venture financing.

  • 8 votes
Reply#1 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:23 AM EST
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$1 million? Who ordered the Japanese hookers?

    #1.1 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 7:58 PM EST
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    Corey Spring

    There's some Kool-Aid we can all sip from.

    • 4 votes
    Reply#2 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:30 AM EST
    Adam Hobson

    Sweet Fennel! It can definitely help attract attention to newsvine if every free NY Times story comes with a nice newsvine link.

    • 4 votes
    Reply#3 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:56 AM EST
    Forest Browne

    That's marketing pal..

    • 1 vote
    Reply#4 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:09 AM EST
    merrydeath

    This is great news. It doesn't look like they've added the share function to the Times Reader but it's still awesome that Newsvine has hit the mainstream.

    I have always been hesitant about seeding NYT articles because they require a free registration - however, given this new development I think we can assume that it's okay.

    • 3 votes
    Reply#5 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:21 AM EST
    Adam Hobson

    I think it's always been a policy (not sure about official/unofficial) that seeding material that requires a free registration is okay, but premium or pay registrations are not. If you feel bad you can always include a link to bugmenot with all seeds involving a free registration ;-)

    • 3 votes
    #5.1 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:58 AM EST
    merrydeath

    thanks Adam... I always forget about bugmenot.

    • 1 vote
    #5.2 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:21 AM EST
    Corey Spring

    Also, you can use the RSS feed link to bypass registration or use the reddit tool here to generate a link that will bypass registration.

      #5.3 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:40 PM EST
      Calvin Tang

      A great part about this new arrangement is that links seeded to Newsvine via the new Seed button on NYT bypasses the free registration wall.

      • 9 votes
      #5.4 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:53 PM EST
      Pauline Brock

      Shhhhhh. Don't tell them or they'll plug up the hole.

        #5.5 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:01 PM EST
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        Digidave

        It's great for Newsvine -- and also for the Times. I think it's good that they start embracing the openness of the web.

        • 4 votes
        Reply#6 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:14 PM EST
        Spuds Stuff

        This is huge for Newsvine. It's like we have been welcomed into the big boys club. 3 cheers for the vine!!!

        • 3 votes
        Reply#7 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:18 PM EST
        Adam Hobson

        It looks like Netscape is Jealous. (Read the first comment, he is the guy currently in charge of the new Netscape.)

        • 4 votes
        Reply#8 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:38 PM EST
        Spuds Stuff

        Looks like they are. I see he's going to contact NYT. What sort of a response will he get? The NYT exec ROFL.....

        • 3 votes
        #8.1 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:16 PM EST
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        Aine MacDermot

        Bravo, Newsvine!

        • 3 votes
        Reply#9 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:08 PM EST
        Pauline Brock

        Woot!

        • 3 votes
        Reply#10 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:47 PM EST
        slade

        Too bad it's buried in the dropdown! I guess the "Grey Lady" wanted to tiptoe into citizen journalism.

        • 1 vote
        Reply#11 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:44 PM EST
        Pamela Drew

        All the news that's fit to print just wasn't enough; they needed some sweet fennel. Kudos to all the viners who make it the viniest!

        • 5 votes
        Reply#12 - Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:17 PM EST
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