The internet has become a complete 21st century universe unto itself. There is almost nothing that can’t be accomplished, once entering virtual space: shopping, educational programs, research on any topic at all, games and recreation, and contacting friends and family. All this and more can be done without stepping away from the keyboard. Arguably among the top five most popular ways to use the internet is for social networking. Everyone knows someone who uses Facebook, or Twitter, or more lately, Reddit. Pinterest is becoming commonplace, and Digg had it’s heyday. These are the places that…

It looks like Pinterest. It acts like Digg. The newest player in the social media sphere adds some features from Stumbleupon and Twitter to the mix to form Thruzt, now entering into public beta. Unlike many of its predecessors, Thruzt encourages networks to be formed within the community to draw attention to submissions. Users select content on the web that they find valuable or write up their own stories on their blogs and submit it to Thruzt. Then, the “game” is on to get it enough votes to get popular. The first thing people will notice when visiting is that the layout is very similar to Pinterest….