Netvibes today announced a new service they’re dubbing “Netvibes Universes“. It’s a cool idea: essentially users can flip around the personalized feed pages that Netvibes is known for, pointing them out to the internet populace. It’s a great way for Netvibes to create a whole new market for their existing product, though it does touch a nerve here at the Crashaus.

Expanding and opening Crashpod to the point where users could create their own personalized ‘pods was once a point of discussion between Justin and I, as it seemed like a natural progression of what the pod embodies. Unfortunately though, we don’t have an army of developers at hand, nor mountains of that sweet sweet venture capital. Also, I’m lazy. So, regretfully it never happened. However if you’ve always wanted your own website to share with friends, but never had enough content to justify it, Netvibes Universes could be your solution!

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