Comments on: Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:39:40 -0800 hourly 1 By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed | Hester PC http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-2835632 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed | Hester PC Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:19:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-2835632 [...] admin on Nov.05, 2006, under Tech News Easy AdSenser by UnrealTechcrunch » Blog Archive » Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed Share and [...] [...] admin on Nov.05, 2006, under Tech News Easy AdSenser by UnrealTechcrunch » Blog Archive » Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed Share and [...]

]]> By: Your Faith In Humanity? | Can The World Hear Me http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-2393255 Your Faith In Humanity? | Can The World Hear Me Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:02:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-2393255 [...] Or we can have it democratic like Digg and have users vote on whether the gauge should go to ‘doomed’ or ’saved’…. we all know how that is turning out. [...] [...] Or we can have it democratic like Digg and have users vote on whether the gauge should go to ‘doomed’ or ’saved’…. we all know how that is turning out. [...]

]]> By: The Numbers Guy : Digg's Transparency Hole http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-2053812 The Numbers Guy : Digg's Transparency Hole Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:56:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-2053812 [...] said every submitter was treated equally, appeared to have allayed their concerns. This follows a similar protest by top users in October 2006, and Digg’s removal a year ago of its Top Digger list that had credited those [...] [...] said every submitter was treated equally, appeared to have allayed their concerns. This follows a similar protest by top users in October 2006, and Digg’s removal a year ago of its Top Digger list that had credited those [...]

]]> By: פרסום גרילה באינטרנט » ארכיון » פרסום גרילה ו-DIGG http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-1425430 פרסום גרילה באינטרנט » ארכיון » פרסום גרילה ו-DIGG Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:10:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-1425430 [...] לתהליך העלאת התכנים בניסיון למנוע את המבול ואף יצאו למלחמת חורמה ב-BLACK HATS תוך שהם סוגרים חשבונות משתמשים החשודים ב-SPAM, [...] [...] לתהליך העלאת התכנים בניסיון למנוע את המבול ואף יצאו למלחמת חורמה ב-BLACK HATS תוך שהם סוגרים חשבונות משתמשים החשודים ב-SPAM, [...]

]]> By: » Digg vs. Diggers? | Digital Markets | ZDNet.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-1389765 » Digg vs. Diggers? | Digital Markets | ZDNet.com Tue, 22 May 2007 22:31:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-1389765 [...] is the basis for restiveness among the Digg “elite”? Arrington questions Rose’s latest algorithm [...] [...] is the basis for restiveness among the Digg “elite”? Arrington questions Rose’s latest algorithm [...]

]]> By: Tech.Chick.Blog » links for 2007-05-15 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-1377894 Tech.Chick.Blog » links for 2007-05-15 Tue, 15 May 2007 12:24:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-1377894 [...] Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed Digg is an ongoing experiment in a new kind of newspaper - one that has no human editors but rather promotes news stories based on a (weighted) democratic process. It’s important, and therefore constantly under a microscope. Keeping the most prolific Di (tags: digg blog) [...] [...] Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed Digg is an ongoing experiment in a new kind of newspaper – one that has no human editors but rather promotes news stories based on a (weighted) democratic process. It’s important, and therefore constantly under a microscope. Keeping the most prolific Di (tags: digg blog) [...]

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]]> By: Yamato-Soft Blog » Blog Archive » Tamper-proof voting systems http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-733621 Yamato-Soft Blog » Blog Archive » Tamper-proof voting systems Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:12:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-733621 [...] The latest such problem has hit Digg, where in an attempt to block out users trying to game votes on articles they want to push, the management has managed to freeze out and frustrate some of the most prolific users. A user-driven site like Digg that has many competitors can’t really afford to be annoying its most valuable contributors. [...] [...] The latest such problem has hit Digg, where in an attempt to block out users trying to game votes on articles they want to push, the management has managed to freeze out and frustrate some of the most prolific users. A user-driven site like Digg that has many competitors can’t really afford to be annoying its most valuable contributors. [...]

]]> By: The imminent implossion of Digg » Thinking Outloud http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-530558 The imminent implossion of Digg » Thinking Outloud Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:08:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-530558 [...] With all of the recent problems that Digg is having they are destined for doom. Yea yea you could say that it is just growing pains or some other BS but everyone has got to see that Digg has become a monster that I doubt Kevin or Jay had envisioned. [...] [...] With all of the recent problems that Digg is having they are destined for doom. Yea yea you could say that it is just growing pains or some other BS but everyone has got to see that Digg has become a monster that I doubt Kevin or Jay had envisioned. [...]

]]> By: the.co.ils » Blog Archive » מאמר אורח - Black hAt Marketing - Digg http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-495599 the.co.ils » Blog Archive » מאמר אורח - Black hAt Marketing - Digg Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:31:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-495599 [...] Digg בצעד טבעי הכניסו אלמנט של זיהוי ויזואלי לתהליך העלאת התכנים בניסיון למנוע את המבול ואף יצאו למלחמת חורמה ב-BLACK HATS תוך שהם סוגרים חשבונות משתמשים החשודים ב-SPAM, אפילו במחיר של פגיעה בגולשים חפים מפשע. [...] [...] Digg בצעד טבעי הכניסו אלמנט של זיהוי ויזואלי לתהליך העלאת התכנים בניסיון למנוע את המבול ואף יצאו למלחמת חורמה ב-BLACK HATS תוך שהם סוגרים חשבונות משתמשים החשודים ב-SPAM, אפילו במחיר של פגיעה בגולשים חפים מפשע. [...]

]]> By: Web Reporter » Blog Archive » Update on Digg http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-459101 Web Reporter » Blog Archive » Update on Digg Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:48:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-459101 [...] Well it looks like the predictions were right. Digg is being abused by groups, just as foreseen. Check out this article on Tech Crunch, (a blog I like to read everyday even though Micheal Arrigton had dogged PPP. But I’m going to take the high road here. I predict that Arrington will be eating his words this time. [...] [...] Well it looks like the predictions were right. Digg is being abused by groups, just as foreseen. Check out this article on Tech Crunch, (a blog I like to read everyday even though Micheal Arrigton had dogged PPP. But I’m going to take the high road here. I predict that Arrington will be eating his words this time. [...]

]]> By: AllinTogether http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-437983 AllinTogether Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:45:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-437983 [...] But figuring out how to tap into the culture of participation without abandoning journalistic objectivity is going to be tricky.  Once people figure out that they can influence what goes on the front pages of Gannett’s 90 local  papers across the country, they will try to game the system.  As Digg is finding out, giving the crowd a voice comes with its own set of issues. [...] [...] But figuring out how to tap into the culture of participation without abandoning journalistic objectivity is going to be tricky.  Once people figure out that they can influence what goes on the front pages of Gannett’s 90 local  papers across the country, they will try to game the system.  As Digg is finding out, giving the crowd a voice comes with its own set of issues. [...]

]]> By: The Blog formerly known as MCM » StudiVZ: der Sturm im Wasserglas http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-403611 The Blog formerly known as MCM » StudiVZ: der Sturm im Wasserglas Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:37:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-403611 [...] Wenn man im Vergleich dazu die jüngsten Diskussionen um Digg oder Facebook in Amerika betrachtet, kann man erkennen, dass die großen Blogs jediglich als Verstärker des Unmuts der Nutzer fungieren (als Beispiel ein Blogeintrag von Techcrunch über die Unzufriedenheit der Nutzer bei Digg). Denn Transparenz bedeutet nicht nur die die schnelle und schonungslose Aufdeckung von Missständen, wie bei StudiVZ geschehen, sondern vor allem auch die breite Meinungsbildung. Dazu gehört natürlich, dass die Nutzer diese Chance als solche begreifen und sie wahrnehmen. Die Werkzeuge hiefür sind heute vorhanden, aber man muss sie auch nutzen. [...] [...] Wenn man im Vergleich dazu die jüngsten Diskussionen um Digg oder Facebook in Amerika betrachtet, kann man erkennen, dass die großen Blogs jediglich als Verstärker des Unmuts der Nutzer fungieren (als Beispiel ein Blogeintrag von Techcrunch über die Unzufriedenheit der Nutzer bei Digg). Denn Transparenz bedeutet nicht nur die die schnelle und schonungslose Aufdeckung von Missständen, wie bei StudiVZ geschehen, sondern vor allem auch die breite Meinungsbildung. Dazu gehört natürlich, dass die Nutzer diese Chance als solche begreifen und sie wahrnehmen. Die Werkzeuge hiefür sind heute vorhanden, aber man muss sie auch nutzen. [...]

]]> By: Pro Social Bookmarking » Is Digg something more than a bookmarking site? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-366641 Pro Social Bookmarking » Is Digg something more than a bookmarking site? Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:34:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-366641 [...] Update: Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed - more discontent regarding the algo changes among top Digg users. [...] [...] Update: Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed – more discontent regarding the algo changes among top Digg users. [...]

]]> By: Web 2.0 Television » Digg dustup only reinforces Shirky’s Power Law http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-351395 Web 2.0 Television » Digg dustup only reinforces Shirky’s Power Law Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:51:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-351395 [...] Now Kevin Rose, Digg’s founder, has changed the behind-the-scenes algorithms that determine whether a story gets promoted or not, and the top Diggers are angry. They’ve worked hard to get where they are, they argue, and they’ve contributed time and effort to the site. Why shouldn’t they be rewarded? [...] [...] Now Kevin Rose, Digg’s founder, has changed the behind-the-scenes algorithms that determine whether a story gets promoted or not, and the top Diggers are angry. They’ve worked hard to get where they are, they argue, and they’ve contributed time and effort to the site. Why shouldn’t they be rewarded? [...]

]]> By: michael http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-347659 michael Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:11:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-347659 http://www.plime.com has potential for being better than digg http://www.plime.com has potential for being better than digg

]]> By: screenwalker http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-347519 screenwalker Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:29:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-347519 We have today pointed to a situation at Digg that a story that nobody can access is "spammed" to the front page. If things like that happen this means that actual "users" have long been marginalized and have no influence at Digg anymore. And there are now already people online who offer promoting your story at Digg as a service..... So besides this 2 questions: 1. How can you recommend a story that you have never seen? 2. What does Digg do about it? No 1: Well if you follow the model that Digg is using as their current "selling point" you can't. No2: Digg acted swiftly. It has removed our story showing that (currently) 600 Digg users - and as we have learned recently only 20% of their users are digging at all - have dugg a story they have never seen. The story nobody has seen is still going strong... The web site as well as cache or mirrors still show nothing when trying to access it. Maybe we are already at a point with web sites as big as Digg doing recommendation services can hardly stay up with their weaponry to fight the spammers. The info is at: http://www.duvet-dayz.com/archives/2006/11/06/126/ The story in question is: http://digg.com/design/The_History_of_Windows_in_Screen_shots We have today pointed to a situation at Digg that a story that nobody can access is “spammed” to the front page. If things like that happen this means that actual “users” have long been marginalized and have no influence at Digg anymore.

And there are now already people online who offer promoting your story at Digg as a service…..

So besides this 2 questions:
1. How can you recommend a story that you have never seen?
2. What does Digg do about it?

No 1: Well if you follow the model that Digg is using as their current “selling point” you can’t.

No2: Digg acted swiftly. It has removed our story showing that (currently) 600 Digg users – and as we have learned recently only 20% of their users are digging at all – have dugg a story they have never seen.

The story nobody has seen is still going strong…

The web site as well as cache or mirrors still show nothing when trying to access it. Maybe we are already at a point with web sites as big as Digg doing recommendation services can hardly stay up with their weaponry to fight the spammers.

The info is at: http://www.duve...2006/11/06/126/
The story in question is:
http://digg.com...in_Screen_shots

]]> By: Game Tycoon»Blog Archive » Articles of Interest http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-347236 Game Tycoon»Blog Archive » Articles of Interest Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:25:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-347236 [...] Via Publishing 2.0, news of digg.com-related controversy. The popular news site, in an effort to stifle abuse, now attempts to neutralize “voting blocks”, which has apparently decreased the influence of some of the site’s more popular users. Something worth following if you’re interested in UGC or online communities in general. [...] [...] Via Publishing 2.0, news of digg.com-related controversy. The popular news site, in an effort to stifle abuse, now attempts to neutralize “voting blocks”, which has apparently decreased the influence of some of the site’s more popular users. Something worth following if you’re interested in UGC or online communities in general. [...]

]]> By: barb dybwad http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-346938 barb dybwad Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:20:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-346938 the more sensible approach to handling dupes would be to prevent people from submitting them, by checking each submission against a unique key for each story -- i.e. the URL. surely this would be more effective than alienating your top users by banning their accounts without notice? the more sensible approach to handling dupes would be to prevent people from submitting them, by checking each submission against a unique key for each story — i.e. the URL. surely this would be more effective than alienating your top users by banning their accounts without notice?

]]> By: UK Hosting http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-344952 UK Hosting Mon, 06 Nov 2006 12:00:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-344952 Digg is a community site and all users and stories should be treated equally. Digg should support the community and the Friends and not mess with the promotion algorithm, which doesn't do anything to help build the community or encourage people to have Friends. Digg is a community site and all users and stories should be treated equally. Digg should support the community and the Friends and not mess with the promotion algorithm, which doesn’t do anything to help build the community or encourage people to have Friends.

]]> By: digg and spam problems « StewMcT ramblings http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-344785 digg and spam problems « StewMcT ramblings Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:06:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-344785 [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed [...] [...] Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Top Digg Users Feeling Snubbed [...]

]]> By: yardley.ca » Care and feeding of top users http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-344109 yardley.ca » Care and feeding of top users Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:32:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-344109 [...] A minor hullabullo burst out a couple days ago over digg’s treatment of its top users - digg changed its algorithm sparked by a bit of public kvetching, a TechCrunch post and an open letter from one of the top users. Comments on TechCrunch were not particularly kind to the aggrieved diggers - although the algo change could’ve been communicated better. I filed this away until I read Markus Frind on it, and realized there was more there: [...] [...] A minor hullabullo burst out a couple days ago over digg’s treatment of its top users – digg changed its algorithm sparked by a bit of public kvetching, a TechCrunch post and an open letter from one of the top users. Comments on TechCrunch were not particularly kind to the aggrieved diggers – although the algo change could’ve been communicated better. I filed this away until I read Markus Frind on it, and realized there was more there: [...]

]]> By: How to solve Digg in 3 seconds flat at Sparkplug 9 >> bizhack http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-342967 How to solve Digg in 3 seconds flat at Sparkplug 9 >> bizhack Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:23:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-342967 [...] Everyone is arguing about the best way for Digg to do a social bookmarketing oops I mean social bookmarking service. [...] [...] Everyone is arguing about the best way for Digg to do a social bookmarketing oops I mean social bookmarking service. [...]

]]> By: E. David Zotter http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-342626 E. David Zotter Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:27:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-342626 I love it. The script kiddies are making trouble for the dark tipper (i.e. mr. wanna-be hacker himself…kevin rose). Secondly, Hey Kevin..you’re not able to manipulate the standings on a whim anymore. As an end user I was getting a little tired of reading Kevin Rose self promotion hype from third parties. Everyone is watching now… the fake weighting can’t go on my friends. They are spending all kinds of time sculpting the frontpage and manually balancing content for the 99% of users that only watch and don't participate. Seriously, how many techtv tss content from yesteryear is being rehashed to the frontpage? No more promotion of LEO, okay? Digg is dead, I’m going to invest my time making someone else a web 2.0 millionaire… someone that cares about the community, not just themselves. Regards, E. David Zotter I love it. The script kiddies are making trouble for the dark tipper (i.e. mr. wanna-be hacker himself…kevin rose).

Secondly, Hey Kevin..you’re not able to manipulate the standings on a whim anymore. As an end user I was getting a little tired of reading Kevin Rose self promotion hype from third parties. Everyone is watching now… the fake weighting can’t go on my friends.

They are spending all kinds of time sculpting the frontpage and manually balancing content for the 99% of users that only watch and don’t participate. Seriously, how many techtv tss content from yesteryear is being rehashed to the frontpage? No more promotion of LEO, okay?

Digg is dead, I’m going to invest my time making someone else a web 2.0 millionaire… someone that cares about the community, not just themselves.

Regards,
E. David Zotter

]]> By: Webomatica http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/comment-page-2/#comment-342296 Webomatica Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:37:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/03/top-digg-users-feeling-snubbed/#comment-342296 The question is: Is digg (or any other social website) great because of the work of these handful of people, or is it really "the more people the better the website"? The question is: Is digg (or any other social website) great because of the work of these handful of people, or is it really “the more people the better the website”?

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