Gatherama.com - News and Polls in one Place

Gatherama.com is a social voting website that combines news and opinion polls with Web 2.0. Traditionally, opinion polls are boring and expensive to collect the data. As current events are happening around the world, people can post the news on Gatherama and other people can vote and discuss about the issues related to the news article. They all have a natural tendency of wanting to know what other people think about things that are happening. For example, what percentage of the people is going to see a certain movie or going to buy the first iPhone release or going to vote for Republicans or Democrats. Gatherama also has a "What's New" section where people can post a short heading and a link to the latest breaking news. All contents of the website are user-generated. Users receive points for posting, commenting, and voting. The more they contribute the more points they will receive. Currently, the points don't have any monetary values but that may change in the future.

“We started this website because one day we were discussing that we have this messy Iraq war that is going on and what percentage of the American people are actually supporting or against this war. Everyday, there are many news articles written around the Iraq war topic but there's no convenient way for the readers to vote and discuss about the issues relating to the war. Gatherama has a broad range of topics and we would like to make it be a natural destination for people to come and discover the poll opinion on any type of topics.”

Traditionally, opinion polls are boring and expensive to collect the data. They want to change that. Gatherama provides a fun way for people to read the news, vote and discuss the issues, and connect with other people with similar interests. Their goal is to have Gatherama be an instant reflection of the world's opinion on current events that are happening. Gatherama wants to provide a natural, fun and efficient way for people to read about the current events and discover what others are thinking and saying about the issues that are important in our society.

Will this site emerge as real authority in its category?