the popurls blog

the iphone & android version at i.popurls.mobi does now include an alternative link to the digg and reddit comment page as well as a new twitter section that features the most talked about stories of the last five hours.

here is a new experimental feature: there’s now a chance to influence the popular today ranking on the top of the page by sending your tip to popurls via twitter with a simple "@popurls here goes the title http://example.com".

by popular demand: you can now sort, hide/show topics in the quickies section as well as put the whole block on the top of the page.

it’s been three years since i pushed the first version of popurls and it’s come a long way since then. not only did it become one of the most popular news destinations, it also turned into a full-time job and made a lot of new acquaintances around the globe.
to celebrate three years of pop the site has undergone a small facelift (+ new feature) and i’m giving away a brand new sony playstation 3 in classic popurls black. all it takes to enter the contest is sending a quick birthday greeting to @popurls on twitter before march 8th (option is for the US or EU version of the PS3; make sure your twitter user is linked to any way of contact).
thanks and keep on popurlizing!

the popular today section got a little update with a dedicated twitter column on the right. usually, the top stories were derived over a period of around one and a half days to discover long-term trends. in contrast, this new twitter section is a near real-time view of the most talked about stories, thus making the top news block a neat blend of worldshaking linkage. in addition, there’s a little icon on the right of each link that does a straight twitter search for an in-depth view on the story.
thanks!

i certainly appreciate it whenever the big boys give popurls the plug but what delights me even more in times of 140 character reviews is when guys like rockwell schrock take the time to examine an idea from start to finish. sincere thanks!

the iphone & android version now features a full mobile equivalent of the quickies section as well as a custom setting to define either a compact or full-length view of headlines that automatically adapts to portrait or landscape mode. iphones and g1 phones are forwarded to the appropriate version if you open popurls.com on your mobile browser.
thanks!

today’s popurls content news:

• tipd (emerging financial community)
• unplggd (better living)
• failblog (zeitgeist by popular demand)
• fandome (giving them a chance after their highly popular jumbotron video)
• rex sorgatz (his excellency)
• anderson cooper (AC360° staff blog)

popurls search just got one step ahead in providing a convenient real-time search by integrating results from twitter next to all internal hits. the current index provides access to the 1,000 most popular websites within just a few minutes after publication making it an appropriate one-stop shop for breaking news.