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I just started an Edge 2.0 aggregator here. I only have three items, but it will grow.  The most fun is the first, based on the Global Voices Online breaking news RSS feed.

Update: now I have six items and love the site–I may make it my home page!

New social aggregators offer you the favorite sources of a person, with current content..by way of RSS.  Ideally these sites can enhance our access to the long-tail of blogging, helping us find quality, freshness, and novelty.

Arianna Huffington on TopTenSources click here

Arianna Huffington on Technorati click here

One of the most interesting new categories of Edge 2.0 web sites are “social aggregators”–where one is encouraged to make a public aggregator and share it with others.  The total collection of social aggregators becomes, ideally, a relatively spam-free environment for searching for interesting content that has been vetted by friends and community members.  This category of site is just starting to evolve.  Two of special interest are TopTenSources.com, and the “faves” service of venerable Technorati.

Both are using established celebrities, such as Arianna Huffington, above, to advertise their services.  I am not sure this is exactly in the spirit of Edge 2.0.  After all, does WikiPedia advertise famous contributors?  No.  But in any case each of these services provides a powerful, free and widely available platform for individuals of all stripes and sizes to post one or more collections of sources.  FYI at TopTenSources you are encouraged to create as many pages as you want.

Here are screen shots of the sign-up pages for TopTenSources and for Technorati faves, if you would like to try your hand:

Click here to make your own TopTenSources pages

Cick here to make your own Technorati “faves”