August 13, 2008 · This post currently has 5 comments
This is a paid review, but it is my uninfluenced review and suggestions on the site.
I never looked into Blog Aggregators before I got this review request as I always thought they never provided any real value to the users except post content from other blogs. But when I got a request to review this Indian Blog Aggregator called enewss, I had to revisit my own prejudice about blog aggregators just being scraper sites.
Enewss is a Indian Blog Aggregator with a small twist to it. It combines the functions of a blog aggregator with a social network. This is a very innovative idea and it helps builds a community around the site. I always used to ask myself why people visit these sites and for what. Just a visit to enewss now, you will understand why it exists.
It contains information about various topics at a glance. But what is the point? I am not sure about english bloggers, but most of the regional language bloggers rely just on blog aggregators and regional digg clones for new posts in their language. This is where enewss comes in with its unique selling point, the social network with blog aggregator. It has language specific categories like Hindi, Tamil and usual categories like Technology, Recipes and others.
Suggestions:
There are quite a few things like simplicity, ease of use and white space that I loved with enewss. But there are a few other things I noted which can do with some improvement too.
- Ad could be better placed within the content for a better CTR.
- SEO in the pages need to be worked from ground up
- Malayalam Categories is currently missing. I am sure they miss a social network like this.
- Socializing the content on the site.
Conclusion
I am already a fan and think it holds a lot of promise in regional language aggregation as most of them are scattered and will find enewss very useful to getting in touch with other bloggers. What do you guys think about blog aggregators and enewss in particular?
