Original content or link media
A media that has the characteristic of original content, is a media that produces it’s own content. Examples are most news medias as newspapers, magazines, television networks etc.
A media that has the characteristic of a link media doesn’t produce it’s own content, but is focused around a link from another source. Examples includes digg.com, newstrust.net, del.icio.us and others.
Thoughts:
It can be argued that the central content of some link medias isn’t the linked item, but the activity that’s going on around it, e.g. the rating and discussion at newstrust.net. Also many newspapers and online medias have a lot of syndicated content from other news providers. Some blogs range in the middle, as it’s often both the link and the comments around the item, that has value to readers.
Analysis
The New York Times: Original content
del.icio.us: Link media
jezebel.com: Link media
boingboing.com: Link media
newstrust.org: Link media
Monocle Magazine: Original content
reddit.com: Link media
digg.com: Link media
technorati.com: Link media
techmeme.com: Link media
Google News: Link media
daylife.org: Link media
Newsblogger: Original content
huffingtonpost.com: Original content
talkingpointsmemo.com: Original content
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