In the aggregation business, there is the brute force, math-powered kind, and the more left-brain oriented. Techmeme belongs to the latter. It y aggregates tech news stories from across the web, and displays them in a running stream, with the most popular story of the moment at the top of the page. It provides some interesting context from other sources, way more relevant than the usual blog-barking. Should be considered for general or business news.
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