Yaaarrrrr! It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day and what better way to celebrate than with a nautically themed post. The new Netscape is now the old Netscape (but called Propeller) and is now live at Propeller.com.
The new old Netscape/ Propeller looks just like the old new Netscape, but with a new logo and URL. The old Netscape is now the new Netscape with the formerly new Netscape becoming the old new Netscape.
If that’s confusing try doing it whilst sounding like a pirate.
There be icebergs ahoy! and see our previous coverage here. Also today Digg decided to move towards a Facebook model, more here.
Update: Tong Hung has details on how Propeller has already hit some rocks, with news that spammers have found a way to get listed on Propeller: see here. Interesting for a site that is suppose to have human guides, Tramadol links appear in the results. A short guess: the new name came with a big downsizing.
It really confusing, anyway I understand there would still be a Netscape out there, doing the Netscape stuff and the other would become a clone of Digg, Right?
So whilst Netscape practically becomes a clone of Digg, Digg makes a face lift to resemble Facebook. Interesting.
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Copying? Digg just launched user activity feeds and a way to send stories to other Digg users. Which looked very nice when they were Netscape features.
Netscape: Innovate or get out.
LOL @ photoshop
made me laugh!
Duncan, I actually think Propeller has a much better chance now that it is at its own domain name. At netscape they had a huge user base but they were thrown into it. Propeller has a chance to build its own base of users who come there because they want to. It should have been done this way from the beginning….
So, which of these things has an actual connection to Netscape the company? I’m confused. It almost sounds like there was once a Netscape, which was then turned into a community-filter for news, then this community filter was renamed to Propeller? Maybe the old Netscape portal is what’s going to show up at Propeller? Help.
Propellers are what’s on the heads of people who like this … lol
I kill me! … not literally … propellerhead, get it, huh?
http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com
“with new that spammers have found a way to get listed on Propeller”
what interesting new indeed!
they could have spent a little bit of money on their UI i’d say. I used to read the netscape digg for quite some time and was pleased with how relevant the news was as compared to digg as well as a very responsive crowd that loves to comment. good luck.
propeller is just the same as netscape, so far…, although i really do hope some improvements are made, e.g. : delete all messages button.
I see no major changes, man! It’s the same ‘ol **** with a new logo!
Don’t tell anyone but, I heard a rumor that Propeller.com was going to end up with Google Mail as a result of that Google investment in AOL back when.
Okay, I just made this up but, pass it along anyway cause Google might actually wise up and see that Propeller actually belongs on Google with Gmail.
Acutally, I heard the only reason Google hasn’t already bought Propeller is because they are afraid Jason Calacanis might come with the deal.
Okay, I just made that up too.
Michael Arrington, you are already on record betting that Propeller will be gone in 356 days (9/11/2008), at this discussion: http://www.tech...ape-digg-clone/
Are you changing your stance?
it;s really similar to tytanic.
duncan, programmer of tatoo designs