Yahoo became one of the web's most popular news sources by aggregating and featuring other people's journalism.
aggregate v. 匯集/合計
eg: The website is known for aggregating the top new stories of the day.
The Internet giant launched the Yahoo Contributor Network, harnessing 400,000 freelance writers, photographers and videographers from Associated Content, a firm that Yahoo bought in May.
harness v. 控制(引申為握有)/利用
eg: By harnessing wind power, electricity is provided to the energy-efficient house.
Although others including AOL and Demand Media are also wooing freelancers, Yahoo's ability to distribute to such a vast audience "is not something that exist [elsewhere] on the web today," says Kuke Beatty, Yahoo's general manager.
woo v. 爭取...的支持/尋求...的贊同/追求
eg: We've discovered which techniques are most effective in wooing new customers.
Others forgo payment to share views or interests with a large audience.
forgo v. 放棄/棄絕
eg: I'll forgo lunch today in order to finish early and get to my doctor's appointment on time.
He doesn't know how many editors review the stories, but he says computers check to be sure nothing is plagiarized or offensive.
plagiarize v. 嫖竊
eg: The professor warned us that we will fail his class if we plagiarize.
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