Tag: Digg

      The death of Digg

      March 19, 2011 /

      Mike Elgan calls it, along with a detailed critique that explains why this site has fallen on hard times.

      This is one of the many problems cited by Elgan, and this one drove us crazy as well.

      Digg was anti-blog
      Digg always had an inexplicable bias against blog content. In an age when CNN and the New York Times take blogs very seriously, a site like Digg should simply allow blog posts and let the users decide if they’re “weighty” enough.

      This is how Digg alienated the bloggers.

      Digg is now a mess. It’s still used to try to promote content, but it’s been gamed to the point that normal people can’t submit a story with any hope of having it take off.

      New Media, Social Media

      Digg manipulation

      August 7, 2010 /

      A recent story on Digg censorship has caused quite a stir. Apparently a group of conservative Diggers have been manipulating the results to vote down liberal stories and to pump up conservative voices.

      Who knows how much of this particular story is true, but many of us have suspected for a long time that Digg is rigged, and large sites can goose the results, along with certain powerful (or well-connected) users. The question is to what extent is Digg a part of or privy to the rigging process? And, do they turn a blind eye when it comes to friends, allies and sponsors? I wonder . . . .

      New Media, Social Media

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