Paid Content is reporting that AOL plans to relaunch Netscape as a Digg-like web portal. Paid Content says the relaunched site will be headed by Weblogs Inc. CEO and founder Jason Calacanis.
The original Netscape division has been more than decimated over the last few years and layoffs have been almost routine these last few months. The new Netscape.com will be headed by Calacanis, who came in through AOL's acquisition of Weblogs Inc. Not clear what role Weblogs, Inc.'s blogs would play but both divisions would report in Calacanis, according to the sources. He already reports to Jim Bankoff, executive VP of Programming & Products, who would also oversee the Netscape.com changes.
Calacanis has been a big Digg fan and has written about it on his blog a few times. He has yet to respond to our query about these details, but said on his own blog in response to rumours: "There are no details to share right now, but if that changes I'll certainly let you know."
Paid Content has a link to this post by Jason Calacanis where he praises both Tech.memeorandum and Digg. If the news is legit it makes you wonder if the new Netscape will be more memetracker-like than Digg-like. A list of memetrackers can be found here.
