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thesixtyone is Digg for new music, a social filter for the tsunami of indie creativity hitting the web. Like Digg, the homepage is community driven. Listeners who sign up are given a daily number of "hearts" they can use to vote on songs they like. If songs you heart become popular, you earn reputation points, level up, and unlock community abilities. Listeners can also earn achievement badges for various activities, like hearting songs in under-explored genres or reaching a playcount milestone. All tracks are fully streamable and can be organized in tag-based playlists. To lubricate the experience, they've invented an ajax navigation system that allows listeners to enjoy seamless audio playback across pageviews.
Recurious appears to be a content-focused startup built around a platform that surfaces articles and blog posts across multiple topics. From the text, it presents an online newspaper-style feed with categories like technology, opinion, travel, fashion, and health, aggregating (or publishing) long-form articles authored by named writers.
The product delivers a multi-category online publishing experience, presenting a navigable news/article feed with category filters, author bios, and a newsletter/subscription component. It includes article previews, categories, and a site structure that highlights various topics, searchable content, and user accounts for sign-in and personalization.
Who it’s for: Individuals seeking online news and long-form article content across technology, science, lifestyle, and opinion, plus organizations or brands seeking a publishing platform for article distribution.
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