Topix.net

I’m coordinating the Lunch 2.0 event at Hitachi Data Systems, and ran into Topix.net. This is an interesting news aggregator that seems to be pulling a variety of content. I showed Martin (and now I’m showing everyone via my blog) how fast it pulled in a blog post that he did.

Learn more about their methodology:

“To ensure proper placement of each story, the Topix.net categorization process is multi-faceted. For each story reviewed, the content of the story is geo-coded to determine where the event took place and/or the location of those involved in the story. It is then further categorized as to the subject matter involved. Once this categorization process has run, the story is then placed on the appropriate web-page(s). For instance, should a news source release a story about a speech Warren Buffet gives in San Jose, CA, our crawlers will read that story and then properly categorize it. As a result, the story will be available to users who access the San Jose, CA Topix.net page, as well those who access our Berkshire Hathaway page, and, depending on the magnitude of the story, perhaps the business page as well.

We believe that users of Topix.net will find locating the targeted news that matters to them to be easier than ever. So, pick your topix, get the news.”

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