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BetaKit: a new online publication covering emerging tech trends and startups
- sycren 15y agoInteresting, how often can we expect to see new articles?
- erin_bury 15y agoHey, we're aiming to post several new articles every day. We have an in-house editorial staff (I'm managing editor, former GigaOM writer & editor Darrell Etherington is senior writer) and a group of global contributors. But we're more focused on quality analytical pieces that press release rewrites - quality over quantity. Thanks for checking it out!
- chrishenn 15y agoIf you can stay true to the quality over quantity goal, BetaKit could very well become one of my most read sites. But I suspect it would be very hard to do so — everything I've experienced with online journalism suggests that quantity of posts is what pays the bills. Best of luck to you though!
- erin_bury 15y agoThanks Chris - I hope you'll keep reading so we can show you we're committed to quality. And get in touch anytime at erin@betakit.com, happy to hear your feedback.
- jimparkins 15y agoThere does not seem to be a working RSS feed for this website. Apart from a couple of websites like HN that I directly navigate too on a daily basis - If I cant add it into my google reader I will never remember to come back to your website.
- erin_bury 15y agoTotally agree, and we'll be adding RSS ASAP. It's on the launch day list of to-dos. Thanks for checking it out!
- derekja 15y agogreat. hope you post again when you do. That's what's also limiting my interest in your site.
- tristan_louis 15y agoanother vote for the RSS feed. Without it, it won't be on my reading list either. Just as a note to future publishers: RSS is not a feature to add AFTER the fact but ought to be a launch readiness item if you're publishing content.
- ashamedlion 15y agoLots of TechCrunch competitors launching recently, but I do like this one. It's sort of like a simplified Verge for startups. Hopefully they remain objective.
- erin_bury 15y agoTrust me, objectivity will remain. Thanks for checking it out!
- ianterrell 15y agoNothing like a subjective "Trust me" to inspire trust in objectivity.
- brackin 15y agoThere are advantages and disadvantages to this but as they aren't based in San Francisco they will probably remain more objective.
- callil 15y agoWow, I clicked it expecting something half-baked. Not so, it's a bit The Verge like but cleaner. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.
- erin_bury 15y agoThanks - feel free to email any feedback to erin[at]betakit.com.
- RyanTylerThomas 15y agoThe team running BetaKit is sharp and really plugged in. Can't wait to see what happens.
- erin_bury 15y agoThanks Ryan, glad we're in the same building :)
- boopsie 15y agoI wish it said on the site who the team is. If you're running an editorial site, somewhere it should at least say who the editor in chief is, no? That's part of the site's credibility. (But overall I do like what they are doing.)
- erin_bury 15y agoHey, the About page is being updated right now. The site is an initiative of Sprouter.com. @SarahPrevette - Editor-in-chief @erinbury (me) - Managing Editor @drizzled - Senior Writer (Plus a team of global contributors)
- erin_bury 15y agoHey, just an update - our about page is up with a list of all staff & contributors at betakit.com/about
- boopsie 15y agoThanks!
- coryl 15y agoBeautifully visuals, but unfortunately very very rough UX. Sooo much text and moving graphics on the page, my eyes don't know where to focus.
- jordhy 15y agoI agree. While I respect the editorial team very much I think the design should have been simple to allow for faster reading. Anyways, I this day an age every new coverage medium for start ups is ell received.
- mvkel 15y agoThe logo looks pretty "heavily inspired" by this: http://www.betascape.org/ http://www.betascape.org/ Hmmm...
- ryanwaggoner 15y agoThose look nothing alike.
- sycren 15y ago..how? Betascapes logo offers an optical illusion showing a third dimension. Betakit uses colour as an indicator to the different news sections that they offer. If anything, EGEA cosmetics has a similar logo to betascape http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/65824 http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/65824
- fallenhitokiri 15y agoI always welcome another news site bringing a new touch to the scene. Using colors for categories is nice and I enjoy the visuals but white on yellow is IMHO not the best choice. (partnerships) Beside that I can only second what others said. - RSS feed or chances that I visit the site more often is nearly non existing - Showing who is writing those stories is IMO essential I wish you luck and success.
- tdr 15y agohttp://betakit.com/feed http://betakit.com/feed
- garethsprice 15y agoNeeds a link to your Twitter feed from the homepage. Had to guess that it was http://twitter.com/betakit http://twitter.com/betakit. That's my preferred method of subscribing to new sites these days. Good luck! Looking forward to reading.