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May 15, 2006 1:54 PM Subscribe
Wow, they've meta-ed meta.
posted by arcticwoman at 2:15 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by arcticwoman at 2:15 PM on May 15, 2006
Wow, it's like one big RSS aggregator on a webpage.
All that's missing is ads... or maybe they're on the page but my filtering is too aggressive.
posted by gsb at 2:15 PM on May 15, 2006
All that's missing is ads... or maybe they're on the page but my filtering is too aggressive.
posted by gsb at 2:15 PM on May 15, 2006
The usual approach for an ambitious site is to run at a loss until you've got reliable traffic and then start phasing in the ads.
posted by George_Spiggott at 2:21 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by George_Spiggott at 2:21 PM on May 15, 2006
I was building a site like this. Now that I see it action I realize what a waste of time it is. Thanks for bringing me to my senses.
posted by StarForce5 at 2:26 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by StarForce5 at 2:26 PM on May 15, 2006
Impossible for me to use, but I have heard people rave over it.
posted by cell divide at 2:28 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by cell divide at 2:28 PM on May 15, 2006
Metafilter is a site that aggregates cool links, like PopURLs. PopURLs is a site that aggegates data from select net hubs, like Digg. Digg is a site that aggregates tech news from a variety of sites, like Slashdot. Slashdot is a site that aggregates tech news from a variety of places...
MetaMetaMetaMetaFilterFilter.
posted by danb at 2:30 PM on May 15, 2006
MetaMetaMetaMetaFilterFilter.
posted by danb at 2:30 PM on May 15, 2006
Wow, who knew that DHTML tooltips could quickly become so annoying?!? I never realized how important the pause before they display in windows was so important.
posted by blue_beetle at 2:45 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by blue_beetle at 2:45 PM on May 15, 2006
PopURLs: The web as it was an hour or so ago. (results may vary according to the frequency of RSS publication)
posted by blue_beetle at 2:46 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by blue_beetle at 2:46 PM on May 15, 2006
I like it: the internet is becoming an infinitely recursive fractal of aggregators. Cool.
I like the absence of some of the usual suspects, like BoingBoing. I only wish that sites like this had a little more of an international feel, with a little more representation of India and China, for instance. That'll come in time though.
posted by slatternus at 3:22 PM on May 15, 2006
I like the absence of some of the usual suspects, like BoingBoing. I only wish that sites like this had a little more of an international feel, with a little more representation of India and China, for instance. That'll come in time though.
posted by slatternus at 3:22 PM on May 15, 2006
Wow. It's like a customized feed reader that you can't customize!
posted by dhartung at 3:38 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by dhartung at 3:38 PM on May 15, 2006
It's cute.
posted by hypersloth at 3:49 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by hypersloth at 3:49 PM on May 15, 2006
If it shows up on its own lists, does the universe implode?
posted by smackfu at 4:07 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by smackfu at 4:07 PM on May 15, 2006
I've been using it for a while now as a sort of quick snapshot view. it isn't the easiest to read, even with the new color and font scheme options, but it is handy when you just want to get a quick zeitgeist infusion.
posted by shoepal at 4:14 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by shoepal at 4:14 PM on May 15, 2006
It's like a customized feed reader that you can't customize!
Quite. When I first saw PopURLs the first thing that struck me was that anyone who wanted to keep up with all/most/some of those websites would already be subscribed to the various feeds. Making the site totally and utterly pointless.
posted by jack_mo at 4:24 PM on May 15, 2006
Quite. When I first saw PopURLs the first thing that struck me was that anyone who wanted to keep up with all/most/some of those websites would already be subscribed to the various feeds. Making the site totally and utterly pointless.
posted by jack_mo at 4:24 PM on May 15, 2006
If it shows up on its own lists, does the universe implode?
Given that its own MeFi post shows up on there, I'd say no.
posted by MrZero at 4:26 PM on May 15, 2006
Given that its own MeFi post shows up on there, I'd say no.
posted by MrZero at 4:26 PM on May 15, 2006
It's quite beautiful, but god. Enormous. Aren't compilations supposed to simplify things?
posted by Isabeau Sahen at 4:30 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by Isabeau Sahen at 4:30 PM on May 15, 2006
It's quite beautiful, but god. Enormous.
top right-hand corner, click 'switch to buzzmania'
posted by airguitar at 4:45 PM on May 15, 2006
top right-hand corner, click 'switch to buzzmania'
posted by airguitar at 4:45 PM on May 15, 2006
It hurts my eyes.
(this has really never been linked on mefi? I mean, this is reaallly old...for mefi)
posted by justgary at 5:01 PM on May 15, 2006
(this has really never been linked on mefi? I mean, this is reaallly old...for mefi)
posted by justgary at 5:01 PM on May 15, 2006
this has really never been linked on mefi?
yeah, i checked, it had been mentioned four times in other threads, i just found it today.
posted by airguitar at 5:08 PM on May 15, 2006
yeah, i checked, it had been mentioned four times in other threads, i just found it today.
posted by airguitar at 5:08 PM on May 15, 2006
I've been using Popurls for some time now and I love it. And contrary to some opinions here, it does have a point. Just because it doesn't fit in with your needs doesn't make it pointless. I have too many feeds I subscribe to already; Popurls is great for getting a quick, big picture of the most popular stuff on the web.
posted by katyggls at 5:12 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by katyggls at 5:12 PM on May 15, 2006
Everyday I read Blogs Now and DiggDot.us. Basically equivalent to this service and easier to read.
posted by bhouston at 6:22 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by bhouston at 6:22 PM on May 15, 2006
Metafilter is a site that aggregates cool links, like PopURLs. PopURLs is a site that aggegates data from select net hubs, like Digg. Digg is a site that aggregates tech news from a variety of sites, like Slashdot. Slashdot is a site that aggregates tech news from a variety of places...
At some point, the internet is going to go full loop and stick its head right up its arse.
Some people might claim that it has already happened.
posted by five fresh fish at 6:36 PM on May 15, 2006
At some point, the internet is going to go full loop and stick its head right up its arse.
Some people might claim that it has already happened.
posted by five fresh fish at 6:36 PM on May 15, 2006
I'm considering building a site that aggregates PopUrl's links, and then asking PopUrl to include my new site's feed on the PopUrl website.
posted by bjork24 at 6:38 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by bjork24 at 6:38 PM on May 15, 2006
"At some point, the internet is going to go full loop and stick its head right up its arse."
Heh. BlogsNow actually does use its own feed in its rankings.
posted by bhouston at 6:53 PM on May 15, 2006
Heh. BlogsNow actually does use its own feed in its rankings.
posted by bhouston at 6:53 PM on May 15, 2006
At some point, the internet is going to go full loop and stick its head right up its arse.
Some people might claim that it has already happened.
Yes, thanks to you and this thread it can no longer be denied that this is true.
Now if you'll pardon me I must go find a helmet, a miner's headlamp and a 55 gallon drum of industrial toilet cleanser.
posted by loquacious at 7:09 PM on May 15, 2006
Some people might claim that it has already happened.
Yes, thanks to you and this thread it can no longer be denied that this is true.
Now if you'll pardon me I must go find a helmet, a miner's headlamp and a 55 gallon drum of industrial toilet cleanser.
posted by loquacious at 7:09 PM on May 15, 2006
So these URLs, they pop?
posted by SenshiNeko at 7:39 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by SenshiNeko at 7:39 PM on May 15, 2006
Good site. Been checking it since I saw it on Cool Tools.
posted by i_am_a_Jedi at 7:42 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by i_am_a_Jedi at 7:42 PM on May 15, 2006
that's great. it's like talk soup for the web.
posted by RustyBottoms at 8:08 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by RustyBottoms at 8:08 PM on May 15, 2006
I use PopURLs occasionally, because it contains the stuff that there's absolutely no point for me to add to my feed reader -- they just get too many new items to queue everything up. PopURLs lets me just see what's there when I feel like looking without having to think about cleaning out the stuff I didn't look at.
posted by mendel at 9:16 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by mendel at 9:16 PM on May 15, 2006
It's less unreadable with the white background and large font, first 2 top-right unlabelled crytic-icons.
posted by signal at 9:51 PM on May 15, 2006
posted by signal at 9:51 PM on May 15, 2006
yeah, i checked, it had been mentioned four times in other threads, i just found it today.
I was one of those who linked popurls inthread a few months ago, which proves that I have way too much time to waste, or epenis++, or something.
It is a useful site for obsessive compulsives. One of about a million of them at the moment, though. It'll be interesting to see which ones die on the vine, and which gain traction (like digg).
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:58 PM on May 15, 2006
I was one of those who linked popurls inthread a few months ago, which proves that I have way too much time to waste, or epenis++, or something.
It is a useful site for obsessive compulsives. One of about a million of them at the moment, though. It'll be interesting to see which ones die on the vine, and which gain traction (like digg).
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:58 PM on May 15, 2006
Mixing metaphors is like mixing fine whiskeys in the same cup -- the resulting mess may taste weird, but it still gets you drunk.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:59 PM on May 15, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:59 PM on May 15, 2006 [1 favorite]
I haven't been able to discern what makes some of those media things show up on Popurls ... the photos from flickr aren't the ten most interesting. The videos from Youtube seem to be the most discussed, not the most interesting (and they really aren't, unless you like seeing Myspace whiners complaining about the lack of love they get from other Myspace whiners).
I also wish they'd link to the link in those digg listings instead of to the digg threads. It takes two clicks to see what I want ... and I definitely don't want to see the noise from diggers.
I have had Popurls in my startup group for awhile, but I find I only really look at that tab if I'm really, really bored.
posted by crunchland at 6:28 AM on May 16, 2006
I also wish they'd link to the link in those digg listings instead of to the digg threads. It takes two clicks to see what I want ... and I definitely don't want to see the noise from diggers.
I have had Popurls in my startup group for awhile, but I find I only really look at that tab if I'm really, really bored.
posted by crunchland at 6:28 AM on May 16, 2006
What's up with the second link?
The FPP linked to my site's feed instead of my site. Bleh.
posted by bbrown at 11:26 AM on May 16, 2006
The FPP linked to my site's feed instead of my site. Bleh.
posted by bbrown at 11:26 AM on May 16, 2006
The FPP linked to my site's feed instead of my site.
That's the third link. The second link goes to the oldest example of a Cool Site Of The Day list I could find. The link to the feed is something I read in Safari, so it looks cool when I read it. Sorry Firefoxers.
p.s. Hello bbrown, I like your web site.
posted by airguitar at 1:59 PM on May 16, 2006
That's the third link. The second link goes to the oldest example of a Cool Site Of The Day list I could find. The link to the feed is something I read in Safari, so it looks cool when I read it. Sorry Firefoxers.
p.s. Hello bbrown, I like your web site.
posted by airguitar at 1:59 PM on May 16, 2006
Ahh, the exclamation point as separate link. I don't know how it escaped me—it's practically a MeFi institution.
posted by bbrown at 3:00 PM on May 16, 2006
posted by bbrown at 3:00 PM on May 16, 2006
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