Digg.com extended the Slashdot by allowing anyone to post content. Digg had become the poster child for collaborative news site and several verticals have been formulated based on this model.
Wired.com, is taking the digg model to the next level with Assignment Zero. Basically it is allowing the users to create categories which are interesting to them. It will also assign tasks to the collaborators (who were earlier not directed to do things like this).
This model is very interesting from collaboration software point of view. It is integrating the digg.com model for collaborative filtering with task / project management. This is also significant in that it merges the digital lifestyle based software features with digital workstyle. This model might have a good impact on the design of collaboration platforms in the near future.
The use of the newspaper terminology makes the underlying architecture and workflow clear to an average user. It is also important to note that Blogs were also influenced by the newspaper's information architecture of who, when, what and where.
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