Sustain'd

Those of you who follow the myriad of social networking features now available on the Web will be familiar with community-driven Web sites. Members submit articles, usually by clicking on a button on the page or through a browser plug-in, and the most popular articles are aggregated on the community page. One such service is digg, with a little digging man logo and "digg this!" buttons on many Web pages.

Last month LDS blogger Connor Boyack decided the LDS Web community deserved its own community site. Boyack created Sustain'd, a digg-like service focused exclusively on content that would interest the LDS community. The Sustain'd icon, featuring a little man raising his right arm, plays on both the digg icon and the LDS tradition of sustaining Church members in their callings. Boyack has been working furiously to get Sustain'd ready by General Conference, and the word went out today that the system will go live this Friday.

I think this is a great idea. I really like using LDS blog aggregators (like LDSelect and Planet LDS, in the sidebar) to keep track of Mormon blogs, and I think Sustain'd will be an interesting addition to the bloggernacle. We'll try to get Sustain'd working on LDS Law Students when it comes on line, but in the meantime, check out Sustaind.org by clicking on the icon in the sidebar or read the Sustain'd blog.