News Junkies Rejoice...

http://reddit.com/
This is probably the best of a number sites that are doing a sort of news aggregation based on link popularity...
"A source for what's new and popular on the web -- personalized for you. We want to democratize the traditional model by giving editorial control to the people who use the site, not those who run it. Your votes train a filter, so let reddit know what you liked and disliked, because you'll begin to be recommended links filtered to your tastes. All of the content on reddit is from users who are rewarded for good submissions (and punished for bad ones) by their peers; you decide what appears on your front page and which submissions rise to fame or fall into obscurity.... I really like this idea, its like a living dynamic creature. A feedback loop of readers and voters all with a hand on the wheel. It seemsto me this is going to be the direction that certain blogs and news sites are going to take. True democratic shaping of information. It begins to beg the question that if people control the news content that they see, where will it take them? Once the ball is rolling won't it reinforce itself in whatever path it is going on? It kind of comes down to what you think about humanity, are we good, do we seek out the truth, or will it end up being a blog of comedy and porn links? Anyway, as it stands it has some awesome news stories on it right now. I hope that it only gets better over time.