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in the wake of recent unfounded rumors about aol shutting down the new netscape (and the official response), allen stern has an interview with tom drapeau, director of netscape (read: elite ninja). here are some interesting bits:

so what is netscape?

Netscape means different things to different people, as it has had a long and storied history. Today’s Netscape is focused on helping people find the things they are looking for, which is a shared concept with the social news site, start page, and browser.

what’s the team at netscape like?

The Netscape team is a pleasure to work with. The talent, dedication, and energy they bring to the product is refreshing. We have writers, reporters, engineers, and designers on staff, all of whom work remotely (we have staff in New York and Orlando, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and all parts in between). The ideas that come out of this group are truly amazing, and their execution is tremendous. The team brings great joy to building fun products, which makes my job pretty simple.

is netscape a digg clone?

I have a lot of good things to say about Digg. However, Netscape has a very different community of folks contributing to the site, and the Netscape model differs from Digg in our editorial approach. I would say that Digg inspired aspects of Netscape.com, but I would say that it isn’t fair to label Netscape a clone. I feel that as long as Netscape maintains a growing, thriving community, and adds to social news, it has fulfilled its purpose and should be allowed to stand on its own.

head over to allen’s site for the complete (and quite insightful) interview.

disclaimer: i’m a netscape scout