StumbleUpon, a social networking site, has already indicated that they are different from others. It is almost clear that StumbleUpon is no way going to be recognized as ‘just another social networking platform’. It will for sure leave a deeper footprint on the web world.

StumbleUpon understands the pain of people while searching information through search engines. With the increased number of bad websites it often becomes tough to reach to the right site that surfers look for. And that is the key concept of StumbleUpon. It allows users filter their searches through a ‘People Driven Technology’, yes that is the term they use exactly.

StumbleUpon members when find a good website they can vote for it; there are 2 options to cast vote: like or dislike. Members can also add review for the sites they prefer. Now when new members join and choose their favorite topics, StumbleUpon start showing websites which have received good feedback from other members.

New members can also make lists of websites they like and they dislike by simply hitting the thumb up and thumb down buttons on StumbleUpon toolbar. They can also add review for a particular site if they want. All the website reviews posted by a particular member, are shown in a blog-like pattern on the public profile page of each member.

StumbleUpon allows users to download a browser plug-in; the StumbleUpon toolbar which looks like the image below:

Once a member clicks on the ‘Stumble’ button, it starts showing quality websites from the niche as supplied by the member while registering with StumbleUpon. Members can also interact with co-members and see which websites others have rated and reviewed. Also, if a member adds a website that was not listed in the StumbleUpon database before; it goes to the ‘Discovered’ websites category for the member.

According to this social networking cum collaborative filtering site “Information on the Internet changes rapidly. StumbleUpon is a dynamic approach to keep on top of this ever-evolving pool of knowledge.”

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