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Sites like SlashDot have had a great deal of power since the “early” days of the web. SlashDot was wonderful, but the main problem with it was the stories were filtered through editors who chose “appropriate” stories to post on the site. The good part about this was they did a pretty good job keeping the SPAM and other trash stories off the site. The bad aspect was many useful, interesting or meaningful stories never saw the light of day.

Well, that has changed with the introduction of sites that allow their users to vote for and promote useful web sites or stories for publication on the coveted front page.

Some examples are del.icio.us and Digg - both very active communities.