Time + Social media = New York Times enter the social game
Newspapers have entered a troublesome game with bloggers by means of Associated Press (Jeff Jarvis and Michael Arrington are pissed off) but still Newspapers want to get into the social media thing. And proof given by New York Times creating a recommendation plugin for users to share their use of NY Times.
Once you have signed up, TimesPeople begins to collect the public actions you take on NYTimes.com. Other readers can choose to see your activity, and you can choose to see theirs. You’ll use a built-in search box to look for other members and add them to your network. - TimesPeople Q&As
It’s an interesting move and may sound as something more than “hype riding” if they develop this feature properly (for instance by asking for user feedback …)
Via Cnet The Social
