BetaKit: a new online publication covering emerging tech trends and startups

Post by erin_bury » Wed, Feb 15, 2012, 6:37 PM UTC

boopsie wrote: post #15

RyanTylerThomas wrote: post #10

The team running BetaKit is sharp and really plugged in. Can't wait to see what happens.

I 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.)

Post by tdr » Wed, Feb 15, 2012, 6:54 PM UTC

fallenhitokiri wrote: post #18

I 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.

Post by mudil » Wed, Feb 15, 2012, 7:36 PM UTC

tristan_louis wrote: post #20

derekja wrote: post #16

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great. hope you post again when you do. That's what's also limiting my interest in your site.

another 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.

Post by chrishenn » Wed, Feb 15, 2012, 11:21 PM UTC

erin_bury wrote: post #6

sycren wrote: post #2

Interesting, how often can we expect to see new articles?

Hey, 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!

Post by erin_bury » Thu, Feb 16, 2012, 3:33 PM UTC

chrishenn wrote: post #27

erin_bury wrote: post #6

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Hey, 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!

If 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!