Cain, if you're looking for up to date startup news, it is better to simply subscribe to rss blogs. Here are a few good ones: TC, Mashable, GigaOm, ReadWriteWeb, OnStartups, PaulGraham, Startup Reviews, The Startup Journey, etc.
On YC, it sometimes helps to simply sift through a user's past posts and comments.
On YC, it sometimes helps to simply sift through a user's past posts and comments.