Comments on: Next Target for Subvert and Profit: StumbleUpon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Concrete Stain http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1460847 Concrete Stain Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:39:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1460847 "hope they keep up the great work" - - what a lame comment / - This is just as bad as PayPer Post - i wish it were written about in the same light “hope they keep up the great work” -

- what a lame comment /

- This is just as bad as PayPer Post - i wish it were written about in the same light

]]> By: Ashutosh Kadakia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1460303 Ashutosh Kadakia Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:13:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1460303 I the only one that loves the founder's name? Ragnar Danneskjold is an Atlas Shrugged character. I the only one that loves the founder’s name? Ragnar Danneskjold is an Atlas Shrugged character.

]]> By: Alan Marks http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1459383 Alan Marks Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:57:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1459383 If there is a means of traffic, people will exploit it. There are other ways to get people to dig your story: Be interesting. Write well Be original. Even a boring news story can be interesting if written well. If there is a means of traffic, people will exploit it.

There are other ways to get people to dig your story:

Be interesting.
Write well
Be original.

Even a boring news story can be interesting if written well.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1455059 David Mackey Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:51:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1455059 I imagine these sort of services will become the norm. I see them as holding a much lower moral ground than PayPerPost, etc. I imagine these sort of services will become the norm. I see them as holding a much lower moral ground than PayPerPost, etc.

]]> By: mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1454661 mark Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:05:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1454661 This company seems to be making good profit. This company seems to be making good profit.

]]> By: James http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1454059 James Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:22:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1454059 I don't totally agree with what S&P are doing, I think they have a maximum of 2-3 stories a day being put up on the front page, although this service does allow me to make small pocket change, enough to buy a new domain name every week. And I was one of the users that were banned, S&P got be back on track and making cash within a few hours. I don’t totally agree with what S&P are doing, I think they have a maximum of 2-3 stories a day being put up on the front page, although this service does allow me to make small pocket change, enough to buy a new domain name every week. And I was one of the users that were banned, S&P got be back on track and making cash within a few hours.

]]> By: basza http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1454056 basza Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:21:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1454056 I think so good to have DIGG search item before BUY! GO TO http://www.reviewitem.com I think so good to have DIGG

search item before BUY!
GO TO
http://www.reviewitem.com

]]> By: david http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452986 david Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:35:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452986 new business new business

]]> By: heri http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452910 heri Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:32:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452910 i find that there is a new industry around theses services and i put payperpost in the same basket. smg (social media gamers) seems a good name for me. i find that there is a new industry around theses services and i put payperpost in the same basket. smg (social media gamers) seems a good name for me.

]]> By: Allen Stern http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452874 Allen Stern Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:04:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452874 I doubt 2-3 votes gets 500 visitors, I have never seen that on CN. I doubt 2-3 votes gets 500 visitors, I have never seen that on CN.

]]> By: hornswaggled http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452858 hornswaggled Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:45:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452858 I was under the impression that SU had an algorithm that counted against votes that were not 'stumbled'. If a user goes to a url and thumbs up the site that is not equivalent to the site randomly being shown and then gets thumbed up. I may very well be wrong but I also thought that if the stumble was from their paid internal advertising then that vote would also be discounted. Anyone have any insight to Stumbles algorithm? I was under the impression that SU had an algorithm that counted against votes that were not ’stumbled’. If a user goes to a url and thumbs up the site that is not equivalent to the site randomly being shown and then gets thumbed up. I may very well be wrong but I also thought that if the stumble was from their paid internal advertising then that vote would also be discounted.

Anyone have any insight to Stumbles algorithm?

]]> By: jacob solomon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452800 jacob solomon Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:18:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452800 I think the real reason why they're not gaming reddit is because they can't. Considering reddit is the only social news site of status that has a unique front page algorithm: links actually need to be sustained with upvotes over time to remain on the front page. This makes it much harder to game since they don’t start out at #1 once leaving the “new page”. But maybe they just want to try something new with StumbleUpon. Either way, I hope they keep up the great work!!! I think the real reason why they’re not gaming reddit is because they can’t.

Considering reddit is the only social news site of status that has a unique front page algorithm: links actually need to be sustained with upvotes over time to remain on the front page.

This makes it much harder to game since they don’t start out at #1 once leaving the “new page”.

But maybe they just want to try something new with StumbleUpon. Either way, I hope they keep up the great work!!!

]]> By: Philipp Lenssen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452798 Philipp Lenssen Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:17:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452798 If someone gets something boring on the Digg frontpage by paying diggers, I wonder if this item will last on the frontpage too for any serious lenght of time -- or if it's dugg down quickly (bringing little advertising value to the person who paid for the "ad"). If someone gets something boring on the Digg frontpage by paying diggers, I wonder if this item will last on the frontpage too for any serious lenght of time — or if it’s dugg down quickly (bringing little advertising value to the person who paid for the “ad”).

]]> By: Matt Bowes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452796 Matt Bowes Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:14:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452796 It really depends. Sometimes I log into Google Analytics and find a random burst of 200-800 visitors from StumbleUpon, and it appears to be just from a couple of votes. In total, I've received over 16,000 visitors from SU, and if I can see on the stumbleupon page for my site that I've only got 28 votes. So 500 seems right to me. It really depends. Sometimes I log into Google Analytics and find a random burst of 200-800 visitors from StumbleUpon, and it appears to be just from a couple of votes.

In total, I’ve received over 16,000 visitors from SU, and if I can see on the stumbleupon page for my site that I’ve only got 28 votes. So 500 seems right to me.

]]> By: Tech http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452776 Tech Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:56:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/22/next-target-for-subvert-and-profit-stumbleupon/#comment-1452776 Only one or two votes would be needed on StumbleUpon to get 500 or so visitors? Is that correct? Only one or two votes would be needed on StumbleUpon to get 500 or so visitors? Is that correct?

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