GigaOM :: We’ve written before about the overwhelming tsunami of content that digital media represents, especially the firehose that comes from Twitter and Facebook, and how this makes it even more imperative that users have some kind of filter or curation system. News.me is one of the services that is trying to solve that problem, but it wants to do more than just filter and recommend: the startup’s new iPhone app is designed to be like an Instagram for news — in other words, a smaller network of friends and connections with whom you want to discuss the latest headlines or events.
The question for News.me is whether that’s what news consumers want, and even if they do, whether they won’t just use Twitter or Facebook instead.Can News.me become the Instagram for news?
Continue to read Mathew Ingram, gigaom.com
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