Every hour of every day, something is happening around the world that people want to know about. These stories are the heart of the "show me something new about something I care about" journalism credo that NowPublic lives by. They're the stories that capture our attention, make us chuckle or a picture that grabs or shocks us. This is our Good Stuff.

And it's you, with a free NowPublic account, who gets to decide what's Good Stuff (and let us know when it's not!). Marking a story as Good Stuff gives it a better chance of reaching the front page. It's also a nice way of letting the author know that someone liked their article.

To improve your chances of getting a Good Stuff check, an article should:

• Cite any source material and link back to it
• Explain why it matters
• Have an original contribution - don't just copy and paste from another site
• Have original material highlighted from your own blog or website
• Include relevant photos and video

Good Stuff shouldn't be:

• Plagiarised
• Only a quoted article or Highlight from a third party
• Not newsworthy
• Spam

Who can use it? Super Editors, Editors, Wranglers, YOU!