As you can see by my weekend roundups, I like reading about fitness and health news. The only problem is, where to find quality information that is well written and worth reading? I can do Google searches and that sometimes yields good stuff but it’s a bit random. I have a few newspapers which I enjoy reading online, and I sometimes link to articles in their health section, but this is a limited selection of information. I’ve tried looking on places like Digg and Reddit to see what health related articles other people are reading, but I’ve never been able to find useful things on those sites without getting lost in the incredible amount of other stuff that’s there.
So I was really interested when someone sent me a link to Health Ranker. It’s essentially a Digg style social bookmarking site but with an emphasis on health related articles. Users can submit and rank articles from any source and then subscribe to feeds which show them more articles they might be interested in. I’ve only been a user for a few days now, but I’ve already seen multiple useful articles, some of which I intend to link to in this week’s weekend roundup.
Overall, the site really does feel a lot like Digg. You can submit articles, add your approval to already submitted articles or bury articles you think do not belong. It does suffer a little from the crowd mentality of Digg in which certain articles seem more popular than others for not particular reason. However, I’ve found that the majority of the top ranked articles really do deserve their ranking.
My only complaint is the lack of a plug in that I can add to 60 in 3 to allow users to rank articles for health rankers. Right now, they only offer code which I have to enter in to every single post. So if someone from health ranker happens to read this (hint, hint) let me know if there is a way to include your ranking tool in each post automatically or if I’m just technically inept and completely missed something.
In the meantime, why don’t you head on over to Health Ranker and check it out for yourself?
NOTE – I am not affiliated with Health Ranker in any way. As usual, I only review sites and products I am personally interested in. I do not accept payment in return for reviews.
Thanks for the mention.
Hi Gal,
I’m new to 60 in 3 but I am really enjoying it so far. You’ve got a great writing style, and the content stands apart as unique from many other sites I’ve seen.
On the code for healthranker, what I’ve done (I use WP too) is I created a post template and put it the code there at the bottom of each post. Seems to work.
Best to you – and please keep writing! I’m definitely a regular reader now that I’ve found you.
Metroknow
http://www.almostfit.com
Thank you Metroknow, I appreciate the advice on how to include that code. Will try it and see how it works.
Gal
I really enjoy HealthRanker as it focuses on a topic that is important to everyone, doing it in a open and social manner. Helping people keep up to date on news that might better their health is a great mission. I think HealthRanker accoplishes this, and does it well.