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To make everybodys life easier we have developed a 'Bookmarklet'.

And here's how it works.

1. Right click on this link and add to your favorites/bookmarks.Alternately you can drag and add this to you bookmark folder.  read more »

Hi All, Yesterday i have fixed a bug in the newskicks code which allowed the stories with the 0 votes to be promoted to the frontpage.everything is fine now.if you face any other issue on newskicks.com then please let me know at admin_NO_SPAM@newskicks.com Thanks, Team - Newskicks

Few years back i was desperatly looking for a digg clone script.I was willing find an open source script which does all my work but to my bad luck i did not find anything.After that i come to know about pligg, it was a digg clone and to test that i registered this domain and installed pligg on it.but pligg was in very early stages of deve,pment and it was not stable,more it was not having all the features nor good themes so i installed two version if pligg but then i gave up because there are frequent changes and i can not upgrade a site each month.So then i decided to use drupal.i find simple post on how to create your digg cline with drupal using voting api and voting up down module,but those are very basic sites.so i have decided to improve those stuff and finally what you currently is  read more »

from http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/whos-going-to-win-spectrum-auctio...
"Here at Google, we see the upcoming 700 megahertz spectrum auction at the Federal Communications Commission as one of the best opportunities consumers will have to enjoy more choices in the world of wireless devices. That's why we announced today that we are applying to participate in the auction.  read more »

Here’s what Mike Toutonghi had recently sent to all Webfives users:

“In November of 2007, we reached an agreement with Microsoft, wherein Microsoft has acquired all rights to WebFives technology, patents pending, trademarks, and software to incorporate into its products and services over time. In order to make our wind down process as easy as possible for our users, Microsoft has agreed to provide us with a license to continue operating WebFives until the end of the year, giving you time to copy any information you would like to keep to your own PCs or another service prior to the end of the year.“  read more »

In case you are using drupal's voting action module for drupal 5.x you must be having some trouble.i myself was using this module for newskicks and found that no action was working,my pages was not getting promoted to the front page,neither they are demoted from there.i was also having problem when i was trying to edit the actions.so i decided to go through the code. download the fixes from the attachment and if you like it then please link to http://newskicks.com Thanks, Team - Newskicks

So Guess what?
We have open the user registration on newskicks.com Today.Now you don't need any invite to register on this site.You can register freely and start posting the contents imediatly after your account has been verified.
So what are you waiting for click here to register and start posting.
Team - NewsKicks

Tired of Viagra spam or Stock spams on various sites?NewsKicks Team is working very hard to protect our valued users from such comments and postings.We have taken all the necessary precautions and we are proud to announce that we don't have any spam at this stage.Although Our spam filters are still learning but they are stable for most of the spam messages. So at newskicks,you don't have to worry about spam :)

Dear All,

For those who celebrates NewsKicks.com wishes a very happy diwali and prosperous new year.May this year brings lots of joy in your life and all of your dearest dreams come true this year.

Cheers,
Team - NewsKicks

Hi All,

As we are progressing towards first public release,we want some outside people to test the newskicks.com's features and functionality.We are a user powered site and we want to make sure that everything works as expected.
If you are interested in taking up this opportunity then please mail us at: admin@newskicks.com and we will take care of rest.
In reward to your efforts towards making this site bugfree we will offer you revenue sharing on this site and a chance to display the banner ads.So hurry up we only want limited number of beta testers.

Cheers,
Team - NewsKicks