Comments on: Why Digg Is Still The Best http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/ Startup and Technology News Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:21:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mixx Democratizes Categories: Something Digg Should Have http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-2301604 Mixx Democratizes Categories: Something Digg Should Have Fri, 16 May 2008 19:39:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-2301604 [...] late November I wrote that Digg is still the best online social news voting site online, but upstart Mixx is trying very hard to change [...] [...] late November I wrote that Digg is still the best online social news voting site online, but upstart Mixx is trying very hard to change [...]

]]> By: nanda http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1861869 nanda Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:23:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1861869 Popdup.com is a new social media / bookmarking website for video,news,pictures and shopping.. You guys can connect,share your favorites on the web.. Its really funny... YOu can create groups to organize same kinda buddies and bookmarks.. Build your own customized page , and share it with your friends... http://www.popdup.com Popdup.com is a new social media / bookmarking website for video,news,pictures and shopping.. You guys can connect,share your favorites on the web..

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YOu can create groups to organize same kinda buddies and bookmarks..

Build your own customized page , and share it with your friends…

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]]> By: Bartek Gniado http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1795767 Bartek Gniado Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:33:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1795767 [...] new competitor Mixx.com (Which I previously wrote about here and here), and despite some big names defending Digg I just simply can’t stand it anymore and must rant. So here is why Digg does indeed suck [...] [...] new competitor Mixx.com (Which I previously wrote about here and here), and despite some big names defending Digg I just simply can’t stand it anymore and must rant. So here is why Digg does indeed suck [...]

]]> By: Andix http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1795692 Andix Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:45:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1795692 I never understood the fascination people have with Digg. For your tech nerd moments you are much better off visiting slashdot, techmeme or even reading some wikipedia articles. The Digg links and articles are 90% of the time weak, kiddie stuff. I have read only 1 or 2 truly interesting articles through Digg. I never understood the fascination people have with Digg. For your tech nerd moments you are much better off visiting slashdot, techmeme or even reading some wikipedia articles.

The Digg links and articles are 90% of the time weak, kiddie stuff. I have read only 1 or 2 truly interesting articles through Digg.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1795007 Cathy Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:11:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1795007 I like digg best. I am sure many people have the same opinion as me because I often hear that members at pozgroup.com talking about digg. Some of them even planning to create a special blog there to discuss about digg. I like digg best. I am sure many people have the same opinion as me because I often hear that members at pozgroup.com talking about digg. Some of them even planning to create a special blog there to discuss about digg.

]]> By: PENIX http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793861 PENIX Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:18:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793861 As soon as Digg went mainstream, it started sliding downhill fast. It's the very nature of something that is aimed at broad appeal. Think bell curve. As soon as Digg went mainstream, it started sliding downhill fast. It’s the very nature of something that is aimed at broad appeal. Think bell curve.

]]> By: DigMyPage http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793636 DigMyPage Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:41:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793636 I do agree with Duncan that Digg is still the best for variety and simplicity. Most of the time good stories do feature on the home page. because of its popularity, 1000s of spams circulate in the upcoming section and sorting through the spam, finding a good story and than reading the story in the source site before voting on it is time consuming. The shout feature in Digg enables diggers to engage in "scratch my back and i will scratch your back".After a story picks a little momentum, lots of votes are just crowd following- people voting on it without reading the story. For lots of diggers, digg is amusement, a game. Good stuff I do agree with Duncan that Digg is still the best for variety and simplicity. Most of the time good stories do feature on the home page. because of its popularity, 1000s of spams circulate in the upcoming section and sorting through the spam, finding a good story and than reading the story in the source site before voting on it is time consuming. The shout feature in Digg enables diggers to engage in “scratch my back and i will scratch your back”.After a story picks a little momentum, lots of votes are just crowd following- people voting on it without reading the story. For lots of diggers, digg is amusement, a game. Good stuff

]]> By: Dave http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793634 Dave Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:39:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793634 While Digg had first-mover advantage and the added bonus of the TechTV following, it's been slow to acknowledge and respond to some of the flaws they've introduced in subsequent updates. The underlying technology isn't really all that advanced or hard to replicate ... it's just eyeballs that any potential buyer would be investing in. Where Digg suffers is that aside from the top-10 list, and a site like Reddit succeeds is that aside from Digg's Top 10 list, valuable content tends to fall off the top of the list very quickly and some truly newsworthy world-impacting content can get buried to page 2 or 3 very quickly only to be replaced by a top-10 list about why popcorn tastes great, or something equally mundane. Reddit's algorithm to keep content towards the top seems to be a smarter approach. It also seems that Digg hasn't leveraged the power of people's networks to provide customzied content, and the associations between you and your "friends" or "fans" is a very flat one unless there's some intelligence added to really interpret likes and dislikes across your network of connections and use that information to vary what content is served down the road. It doesn't seem like Digg is doing any of that right now. Alas, it's a great site ... and there's a lot of promise .... but they're leaving themselves open to potential competitors by being slow to use the valuable data they've compiled on how their users use the site. Dave http://www.haha.com While Digg had first-mover advantage and the added bonus of the TechTV following, it’s been slow to acknowledge and respond to some of the flaws they’ve introduced in subsequent updates. The underlying technology isn’t really all that advanced or hard to replicate … it’s just eyeballs that any potential buyer would be investing in.

Where Digg suffers is that aside from the top-10 list, and a site like Reddit succeeds is that aside from Digg’s Top 10 list, valuable content tends to fall off the top of the list very quickly and some truly newsworthy world-impacting content can get buried to page 2 or 3 very quickly only to be replaced by a top-10 list about why popcorn tastes great, or something equally mundane. Reddit’s algorithm to keep content towards the top seems to be a smarter approach.

It also seems that Digg hasn’t leveraged the power of people’s networks to provide customzied content, and the associations between you and your “friends” or “fans” is a very flat one unless there’s some intelligence added to really interpret likes and dislikes across your network of connections and use that information to vary what content is served down the road. It doesn’t seem like Digg is doing any of that right now. Alas, it’s a great site … and there’s a lot of promise …. but they’re leaving themselves open to potential competitors by being slow to use the valuable data they’ve compiled on how their users use the site.

Dave
http://www.haha.com

]]> By: Webmaster Forum http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793621 Webmaster Forum Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:32:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793621 Digg as many other bookmarking sites is turning more and more into a free media to promote useless sites and get free back links. That is why content quality is so low at times... Digg as many other bookmarking sites is turning more and more into a free media to promote useless sites and get free back links. That is why content quality is so low at times…

]]> By: ED http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793609 ED Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:23:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793609 Sadly I am not working full time for my site. I thought to write something about Digg.com and Mixx.com yesterday, but just can't write it as fast as TechCrunch can. If you guys still interested, I wrote Digg.com vs Mixx.com: http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_com_vs_Mixx_com_which_is_better TechCrunch rocks, anyway. Sadly I am not working full time for my site. I thought to write something about Digg.com and Mixx.com yesterday, but just can’t write it as fast as TechCrunch can.

If you guys still interested, I wrote Digg.com vs Mixx.com:
http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg....._is_better

TechCrunch rocks, anyway.

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]]> By: AnonTroll http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793432 AnonTroll Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:30:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793432 Digg is where it is today because it is the first mover in a new space. Up until a few months ago when a slew of new changes were introduced, Digg was shall we say, a fairly simplistic web 1.0 site. Even now with the new changes, taxonomy is still a big freaking mess. Digg is where it is today because it is the first mover in a new space. Up until a few months ago when a slew of new changes were introduced, Digg was shall we say, a fairly simplistic web 1.0 site. Even now with the new changes, taxonomy is still a big freaking mess.

]]> By: remus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793417 remus Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:25:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793417 Digg will still be no1 for a long long time.Mixx has a lot of to work to reach that level. Digg will still be no1 for a long long time.Mixx has a lot of to work to reach that level.

]]> By: tketch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793390 tketch Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:06:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793390 Digg rocks. New content that is fresh, relavent to my interests and helps drive new traffic to my blog of people who are actually interested. A few tweaks would make it rock my world, but still a very good platform! http://www.tekbite.com/2007/11/1st-generation-apple-problems.html Digg rocks. New content that is fresh, relavent to my interests and helps drive new traffic to my blog of people who are actually interested. A few tweaks would make it rock my world, but still a very good platform!
http://www.tekbite.com/2007/11.....blems.html

]]> By: Brian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793381 Brian Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:01:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793381 Another one to watch that in my opinion is better than Mixx is http://www.tagsum.com . It's been receiving great reviews, has more traffic than mixx, and is always adding new features. They also offer revenue share to reward the users. Another one to watch that in my opinion is better than Mixx is http://www.tagsum.com . It’s been receiving great reviews, has more traffic than mixx, and is always adding new features. They also offer revenue share to reward the users.

]]> By: Brig Graff http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793276 Brig Graff Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:51:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793276 yeah, I have to agree to some degree with 13. I think Digg is oftentimes plagued with sensationalist topics...making it interesting for quirky news headlines (especially about tech issues). But not a really useful daily site for me to visit. I wish it were otherwise! yeah, I have to agree to some degree with 13. I think Digg is oftentimes plagued with sensationalist topics…making it interesting for quirky news headlines (especially about tech issues). But not a really useful daily site for me to visit. I wish it were otherwise!

]]> By: Michael Woo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793250 Michael Woo Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:32:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793250 techmine: I totally agree with you. Now I don't think that Digg is worth $200 million as reported.. What could possible the company do/wat are their potential? techmine: I totally agree with you. Now I don’t think that Digg is worth $200 million as reported.. What could possible the company do/wat are their potential?

]]> By: techmine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793235 techmine Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:23:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793235 Overall experience is bad on Digg. It is still one of my favorite sites for content discovery but the system/algorithm is hijacked by a bunch of people. Unless everybody is weighed the same, Digg will keep newcomers away. Overall experience is bad on Digg. It is still one of my favorite sites for content discovery but the system/algorithm is hijacked by a bunch of people. Unless everybody is weighed the same, Digg will keep newcomers away.

]]> By: Michael Woo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793218 Michael Woo Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:09:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793218 Well, Digg still have huge amount of traffic on their site but I find it most annoying that there are simple too high expectations on the articles being submitted on their site. Furthermore, if you get too many 'bury' from voters, your site gets banned! and there are alliances between some top diggers to digg their articles which I think is pretty unfair.. Well, Digg still have huge amount of traffic on their site but I find it most annoying that there are simple too high expectations on the articles being submitted on their site.

Furthermore, if you get too many ‘bury’ from voters, your site gets banned! and there are alliances between some top diggers to digg their articles which I think is pretty unfair..

]]> By: Rudy23 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793212 Rudy23 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:03:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793212 Guys. everyone knows you guys are tight with kevin rose and their crew but we really dont need a digg related article every other day. Guys. everyone knows you guys are tight with kevin rose and their crew but we really dont need a digg related article every other day.

]]> By: Lewis Salem http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793201 Lewis Salem Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:56:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793201 Digg is a nice website for entertainment purposes. However, for real news content we are forced to go elsewhere. They're readership is simply not diverse enough. Therefore, there is an oligarchy of opinion. Not to mention the editorial content that passes off as "news." Digg is great, but I don't read it because I do not share it's political views. Something has to be done about this before it is taken seriously by a mass audience. Digg is a nice website for entertainment purposes. However, for real news content we are forced to go elsewhere. They’re readership is simply not diverse enough. Therefore, there is an oligarchy of opinion. Not to mention the editorial content that passes off as “news.” Digg is great, but I don’t read it because I do not share it’s political views. Something has to be done about this before it is taken seriously by a mass audience.

]]> By: שירות חדש שואב את הגולשים המאוכזבים « ישראטק. חדשות טכנולוגיה - בעברית. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793182 שירות חדש שואב את הגולשים המאוכזבים « ישראטק. חדשות טכנולוגיה - בעברית. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:47:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793182 [...] כי על אף קיומם של שירותים זהים מזה זמן רב, ידו של Digg עדיין על העליונה. דנקן טוען כי Digg איכותי יותר בדירוג הכותרות שלו, [...] [...] כי על אף קיומם של שירותים זהים מזה זמן רב, ידו של Digg עדיין על העליונה. דנקן טוען כי Digg איכותי יותר בדירוג הכותרות שלו, [...]

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793159 Steve Ballmer Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:30:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793159 Just wait until we release our "cloud" component Ziggx! Just wait until we release our “cloud” component Ziggx!

]]> By: Dexter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793107 Dexter Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:53:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793107 Forget Digg and Mixx. Get your news without the liberal filter... Conservative Pulse is the only site out there! http://www.conservativepulse.com Forget Digg and Mixx. Get your news without the liberal filter…

Conservative Pulse is the only site out there!

http://www.conservativepulse.com

]]> By: ice http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793075 ice Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:31:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/25/why-digg-is-still-the-best/#comment-1793075 Does anyone have a list of their favorite Digg Like Sites, I'd like to review them. Does anyone have a list of their favorite Digg Like Sites, I’d like to review them.

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