Genwi.com - RSS Feeds + Social Networking

Genwi is a new social network based out of Arizona. Its basis lies in aggregating members’ RSS feeds. Each member gets a profile page where they can upload their favorite blogs, videos, etc via RSS. Their content is then indexed and available for searching, browsing and subscribing within hours. Genwi invites discussion and sharing; find new stuff on Genwi and send it to your friends. The most shared content is gets a higher rank. Genwi simply facilitates media/content sharing. You could use a social bookmarking service or aggregate your RSS feeds, but Genwi does it all in one place. It’s free to join.

“Genwi is the best place to find out what's happening from your friends. Search and browse to find what has buzz. Login to see what your friends are sharing.”

Genwi cobbles together social bookmarking, networking and RSS feeds into one neat and convenient platform. Its emphasis on sharing online media from a single location makes it especially timely. Most web users have to subscribe to several different services to do what Genwi does. It’s a unified social application.

Can you export your Genwi feeds to another feed reader? What will attract users, given the large number of social networks already out there? Although Genwi aims to be an all-in-one platform, internet users are accustomed to using more than one service, and taking advantage of each service’s particular features. Will Genwi have sufficient features to compete with the rest?