I take no offence. But take these two things into consideration. I submitted a BBC story, which has a ton more holding than you're to-be-eauthanised blog, which even I as your friend haven't heard of till now!
Secondly, I do have a few "powerful" (in the weird social hell of Digg sense) friends who have me added and usually see what I've submitted/dugg.
How do you define the hottest top tech. news? Digg isn't about what's making headlines on USA Today or even the BBC. It's about what its members think is important and cool. You get no assurance from anyone that you're reading the so-called 'hottest' news. This is the social Internet, Web 2.0. Get used to it. Top journalists and media personalities aren't the Gods of today's media, we are. I am. Muahaahaahaa *evil laugh* ... you can call me Icarus, or Bob Sinclar,
Napfisk
· 3 years ago
Hey Smarrr! Thanks for commenting. You're right that Digg doesn't guarantee me anything, and in a way that's a bit what I'm talking about in fact. What's the Digg effect worth if it's based on coincidence? Maybe I expect too much, perhaps I'm too old-skool?
Anyway, it just struck me that someone, like this Erwlas guy, can apparently submit something almost three hours before someone else (you, hehe), and still get killed-off. Perhaps I felt sorry for the poor chap. Good on you, though and I appreciate the dialogue.
Mind you, I never dugg this and that stillborn blog has in fact nothing to do with it. It was never the source of all of this and it's definitely lowlier than the BBC, hehe!
Thanks for the digg, btw. LMAO!
Smaran
· 3 years ago
Hahaha... it'll be awesome if THIS hits the frontpage. LOL!
About the 'digg effect', it's become overblown. It sure is cool that a site's traffic can skyrocket because of its popularity on Digg, but that shouldn't be the reason why people write stories, to lure in Diggers. If you've got good content, it'll be dugg. Don't make that your aim.
As I said in the e-mail, I don't have the time to check for duplicate submissions. I don't spend all of time submitting and reading stories, just a good portion of it :-)
Yet, it's not like the system doesn't work. It does. If there are two stories on the same bit of news and both are from at least semi-credible sources you'll notice that the one submitted first usually hits the frontpage.
I don't know how the system works, I just know it does. I will keep on pushing the button every 108 minutes and I know that there are two (or more) people sitting in a room full of TVs noting down what I do. Brr...
Cuppojoe
· 3 years ago
Hey! Have a little respect for the dead... ;)
Chana
· 3 years ago
hey sweet. how wonderful to come home to your comments...thank you so much!
glad to see that i have much to read back on, you have been busy writting away, yuppiii!!
hope you have been well...oh sweet, i would love for you to see what we have just seen in our travels..you wouldn't believe the beauty of nature sometimes...i wish i could describe to you it all...ask Joe to tell you about the tunnels and the passess i scream over but are so darn beautiful...
the kids are mostly excited to go back to school. it is i who is not thrilled. i am too selfish, i like their company and love having them around...and i'm in no hurry to endless hours of homework again, lol..
read your old post soon...hugs.
Smaran
· 3 years ago
Who in the name of dependancy is Chana?
Erwlas
· 3 years ago
Hi, I was the original poster of the story and was surprised that my story was buried and shown as a dupe. But, as I see it, my digg network is small. While in real life I have a multitude of friends, in digg I have one and that I'm afraid is where the issue is.
Like a large news organisation, a popular digger can have his or her story catapulted in front of a large number of people quickly, despite the fact that their story was a dupe. Their story suceeded, mine was buried. Never mind!
Napfisk
· 3 years ago
Like I said: Digg moves in mysterious ways. It was mere chance that I noticed this and I felt I had to point this out. Pity for you, but I hope you'll keep digging.
All Comments
I take no offence. But take these two things into consideration. I submitted a BBC story, which has a ton more holding than you're to-be-eauthanised blog, which even I as your friend haven't heard of till now!
Secondly, I do have a few "powerful" (in the weird social hell of Digg sense) friends who have me added and usually see what I've submitted/dugg.
How do you define the hottest top tech. news? Digg isn't about what's making headlines on USA Today or even the BBC. It's about what its members think is important and cool. You get no assurance from anyone that you're reading the so-called 'hottest' news. This is the social Internet, Web 2.0. Get used to it. Top journalists and media personalities aren't the Gods of today's media, we are. I am. Muahaahaahaa *evil laugh* ... you can call me Icarus, or Bob Sinclar,
Anyway, it just struck me that someone, like this Erwlas guy, can apparently submit something almost three hours before someone else (you, hehe), and still get killed-off. Perhaps I felt sorry for the poor chap. Good on you, though and I appreciate the dialogue.
Mind you, I never dugg this and that stillborn blog has in fact nothing to do with it. It was never the source of all of this and it's definitely lowlier than the BBC, hehe!
Thanks for the digg, btw. LMAO!
About the 'digg effect', it's become overblown. It sure is cool that a site's traffic can skyrocket because of its popularity on Digg, but that shouldn't be the reason why people write stories, to lure in Diggers. If you've got good content, it'll be dugg. Don't make that your aim.
As I said in the e-mail, I don't have the time to check for duplicate submissions. I don't spend all of time submitting and reading stories, just a good portion of it :-)
Yet, it's not like the system doesn't work. It does. If there are two stories on the same bit of news and both are from at least semi-credible sources you'll notice that the one submitted first usually hits the frontpage.
I don't know how the system works, I just know it does. I will keep on pushing the button every 108 minutes and I know that there are two (or more) people sitting in a room full of TVs noting down what I do. Brr...
glad to see that i have much to read back on, you have been busy writting away, yuppiii!!
hope you have been well...oh sweet, i would love for you to see what we have just seen in our travels..you wouldn't believe the beauty of nature sometimes...i wish i could describe to you it all...ask Joe to tell you about the tunnels and the passess i scream over but are so darn beautiful...
the kids are mostly excited to go back to school. it is i who is not thrilled. i am too selfish, i like their company and love having them around...and i'm in no hurry to endless hours of homework again, lol..
read your old post soon...hugs.
Like a large news organisation, a popular digger can have his or her story catapulted in front of a large number of people quickly, despite the fact that their story was a dupe. Their story suceeded, mine was buried. Never mind!
Thanks for the comment in any case.