Gawker Get A Face(book)Lift

Ever wonder when commenting on somebody’s blog will pay off? Wonder no more! Gawker Media, publisher of such popular blogs as Gizmodo, Lifehacker, and Kotaku is taking the next step. Nick Denton, owner of Gawker Media, let Wired News know all about it on Friday.

Gawker blog readers can now specify which commentators are their favorites and will be notified when these favs contribute to the site OR when they add someone to their list of favorites. It’s one big, happy-I like you, you like them, now I like them-feedback system.

It’s also one of the next moves in buzzfeed-like news aggregation. User-reviews combined with technology have made it a lot easier to pick up on what’s popular these days. Gone are the days where we have to sift through it all; The hottest topics are available now when we log on and see what’s read the most and reviewed.

Gawker also lets you customize a homepage (think Yahoo or iGoogle) so you can arrange the features you like in your own way. When your “favorites” post a comment, a note will appear on your personal homepage. How more convenient could it be, really.

[via WiredBlogs]