Topix

Topix is the leading news community on the Web, connecting people to the information and discussions that matter to them in every U.S. town and city. A Top 25 online news destination (Hitwise, April 2007), the site links news from 50,000 sources to 360,000 lively user-generated forums and user-edited news pages.

Previously, several Topix founders created the Open Directory Project (originally called "NewHoo"), the first open development directory for the Internet. Topix is applying that model to the news, turning passive news into active dialogue by giving people an easy-to-use publishing system with a built-in audience. Topix also works with the nation's major media companies to grow and engage their online audiences through forums, classifieds, publishing platforms and RSS feeds.