Newspond describes itself as “the most advanced news site on the planet,” and while the site may somewhat have embellished the tagline, Newspond does present a new and innovative way to rate and aggregate news stories. The site employs “machine intelligence” to scour chatter all over the web surrounding a specific story- this includes articles, comments, links and views- and compiles a ranking, known as a “buoyancy rating.
” An article may decrease or increase in popularity on a given day, but shows the overall trend, or buzz-level, that a given story is getting. Stories are also archived, so users can see the most popular stories on a given week.
Newspond.com In Their Own Words
“At the heart of Newspond lies a self-sufficient news engine. This machine intelligence continually watches over and reads hundreds of different websites, including everything from major news portals, to the tiniest blog, or forum. As a news story surfaces across one or more of these sites, Newspond notes every detail about it”
Why Newspond.com It Might Be A Killer
Newspond is a new way of looking at and measuring news in the blogosphere. The new tracking technology will undoubtedly appeal to those interested in the tech, science and gaming industries.
Some Questions About Newspond.com
Can the technology sort out quality from quantity? If a comments section is inundated with spam, will that make the “buzz” rating higher? This is often the problem with “machine intelligence” versus user submitted, human intelligence. 
