A Disaster: TheWebList.net Rips Popurls Off

That is a quick little screen shot of a part of Popurls. The site has done relatively well in it’s short life-span. The organization and central home for many popular news stories was a great success. Clearly TheWebList wanted part of the action:

I understand this kind of thing goes on all the time on the internet, but usually there is a little change involved. I mean the color scheme is nearly the same and TheWebList didn’t improve anything. Usually when someone rips digg, they make it a niche type site, or something unique and (usually not) interesting. This rip off is identical, except for the part where they charge for a “your pop” type section. The Popurls idea is a great one, and I wouldn’t mind a niche type Popurls, but this is out of hand.