Brijit is a new site where freelancers rate and write 100-word abstracts of articles from close to 100 magazines. The idea is that Brijit sorts through the chaff in your favorite publication for you. I read about it in an article in the Washington Post, which incidentally is one of Brijit’s “sources.”
The site is quite new and doesn’t have as extensive content as I’d need for it to be my one-stop shop for news and features. Also, I don’t need reviews of all the articles out there, just the ones I was going to read anyway. There’s a Brijit Recommends section, but I don't know who the editors are and if I agree with them. What if Brijit had a page where I can check the New York Times’ most emailed list and get the ratings just on those?
I use an RSS reader to aggregate the sites I’ll return to regularly, but it does have the disadvantage of not exposing me to other sites I could be interested in. Digg documents the popularity of the masses, but because of that, it’s unlikely any article more than 1,500 words will rise to the top. However, I don’t necessarily see Brijit filling that happy medium.
Brijit is not for me—I’ve given up even trying to keep up on a wide range of publications. If you wish you had the time to peruse all the good magazines out there but know you can’t feasibly do it, Brijit could help you get (just) what you’re looking for.
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I haven't looked at my de.lic.ious account for months because I am afraid. Very afraid - of all those hours and hours of feeds that need reading. Or do they...
Brijit looks like Old Media's attempt to co-opt New Media. And it's too overwhelming - there's just too much stuff!
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