Social Browsing Can Make the Web a Better Place

StumbleUpon has been covered here on this blog quite a lot.

The decline of Digg seems unstoppable and many blogs by now have more visitors from Facebook and Twitter.

The Web is still a lonely place though. We're still alone staring at the screen and often get angry for reasons we wouldn't be in real life.

This is due to the lack of contact with other people during prolonged work hours at the screen. Sites like StumbleUpon do not really help here as the social aspect is still rudimentary. It's more common that you get spammed or flamed than getting "social" with other people. Social networking is not really the answer here either.

Following people can be sometimes frustrating as well.

Browsing the Web with other people instead can be the solution. Social browsing is already here for years and in future people won't believe how you could ever walk the Web alone instead of "web together": Browzmi

Social browsing can make the Web a better place for sure. I've been using Browzmi for two years now and I still love it.

Last updated November 17th, 2010: Removed the other services as they are no longer functional.

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October 23, 2008 · Social Media

8 Responses

Sumesh October 27, 2008 at 11:45 ·

It is amazing how Digg is continuing to grow, although the quality is going down really fast. I guess Digg will fall because of its own weight some day. Looking forward to it :)

SocialBrowse is awesome, I’d used it when it launched (not using it now due to lack of time). Will check out the others.

Stumbled!
CheStyle October 27, 2008 at 16:49 ·

I Enjoy Social Browse too. It’s very addictive and time consuming, so I turned it off for a while too. :) Tried Browzmi, it just didn’t appeal to me, don’t know why.
onreact October 27, 2008 at 21:09 ·

Why do you like Socialbrowse? I tested it and it annoyed the hell out of me (adding elements to webpages where you don’t expect it etc.)!
i2000 November 3, 2008 at 15:25 ·

i like Slingpage because it lets me share informations with friends. it is fun and interactive.
Will Dizon November 3, 2008 at 18:13 ·

I’ll have to check out these alternate 2.0 sites. Thanks for the heads up!
Loanguy November 4, 2008 at 19:44 ·

I like Socialbrowse, however I find it can be a distracting and I have to turn it off to get some work done.
bukoo November 5, 2008 at 05:38 ·

I think Digg will fall as well. Actually, a lot of traffic from there is worthless for me. Anyone experience the same?
Pink November 14, 2008 at 20:10 ·

I’ve never been a fan of Digg. My drug of choice is StumbleUpon.