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September 19, 2007

Propeller Lives…For Now

Duncan Riley

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prop.jpgYaaarrrrr! 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.

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  1. Kanute

    September 19th, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    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?

  2. Kanute

    September 19th, 2007 at 4:51 pm

    So whilst Netscape practically becomes a clone of Digg, Digg makes a face lift to resemble Facebook. Interesting.

  3. bp

    September 19th, 2007 at 5:06 pm

    funny

    bp

    trading tennis

  4. Eliot

    September 19th, 2007 at 5:08 pm

    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.

  5. Ryan Merket

    September 19th, 2007 at 5:13 pm

    Netscape: Innovate or get out.

  6. Everett

    September 19th, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    LOL @ photoshop :)

  7. tara

    September 19th, 2007 at 5:23 pm

    made me laugh!

  8. Michael Arrington

    September 19th, 2007 at 5:23 pm

    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….

  9. EH

    September 19th, 2007 at 5:43 pm

    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.

  10. steve ballmer

    September 19th, 2007 at 6:11 pm

    Propellers are what’s on the heads of people who like this … lol
    I kill me! … not literally … propellerhead, get it, huh?
    http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

  11. Corey Spring

    September 19th, 2007 at 8:45 pm

    “with new that spammers have found a way to get listed on Propeller”

    what interesting new indeed!

  12. =Jason

    September 19th, 2007 at 10:38 pm

    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.

  13. tuvie

    September 20th, 2007 at 5:29 am

    propeller is just the same as netscape, so far…, although i really do hope some improvements are made, e.g. : delete all messages button.

  14. Richard Miller

    September 20th, 2007 at 7:08 am

    I see no major changes, man! It’s the same ‘ol **** with a new logo!

  15. Peter Everhard

    September 20th, 2007 at 9:33 am

    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.

  16. Fake "Fake Michael Arrington"

    September 20th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Michael Arrington, you are already on record betting that Propeller will be gone in 356 days (9/11/2008), at this discussion: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007.....igg-clone/

    Are you changing your stance?

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