Comments on: Digg to Widen Topic Coverage http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:20:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sri http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-4322540 Sri Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:51:04 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-4322540 I dunno whts going to happen but its definitely improving a lot.... A must use tool for everyone on internet.... Regards, Sri http://reddy-sri.blogspot.com I dunno whts going to happen but its definitely improving a lot….
A must use tool for everyone on internet….

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Via Problogger:
Digg, the collaborative tech news site, will soon branch out beyond geekdom. At a Web 2.0 panel at the eBay Developers Conference today, President Kevin
Rose said that in the next month or so, the popular site–where people vote on s…

]]> By: Amanda Rush http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-352148 Amanda Rush Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:19:11 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-352148 Hi Darren: Thanks for pointing this out. I posted about it on my own site, and wanted to send a trackback as well as a link. Do you allow trackbacks? Hi Darren:

Thanks for pointing this out. I posted about it on my own site, and wanted to send a trackback as well as a link. Do you allow trackbacks?

]]> By: Arun http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-351880 Arun Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:21:42 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-351880 Indeed, it is a great news for bloggers. Indeed, it is a great news for bloggers.

]]> By: Leon http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350958 Leon Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:15:38 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350958 Holy crap! Kevin Rose is president of Digg? As in TechTV's Kevin Rose? Whoa. Holy crap! Kevin Rose is president of Digg? As in TechTV’s Kevin Rose? Whoa.

]]> By: razib http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350914 razib Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:38:47 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350914 I agree with Blackbeard. I think that Digg should have some editors who would select the links and then post. Their goal should be to post quality links not everything that everyone is submitting. I agree with Blackbeard. I think that Digg should have some editors who would select the links and then post. Their goal should be to post quality links not everything that everyone is submitting.

]]> By: Blackbeard http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350834 Blackbeard Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:04:48 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350834 Frankly, I don't think just adding topics is going to add different(non-techie) users. The people who use digg are techies and nerds. That's not a bad thing for a tech news site, but adding other topics means that nerds get to wax political a bit more often. Slashdot did the same thing not so long ago with politics and it didn't add non-tech users, it just allowed techies to argue about politics. Digg, like most 'Web 2.0' companies is not a mainstream product. It's a cool use of technology and an interesting idea, but that's where it ends. Digg will never be as influental or as important as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, or even your local newspaper. My wife, parents, siblings, and most non-tech friends wouldn't ever use digg. I hate to break it to Kevin, but Digg is a sometimes great tech news site, but it's not the "new media" juggernaut that people seem to think it is. Maybe in 10 years a site like digg will be the way a large portion of people get their news, but I doubt it. Frankly, I don’t think just adding topics is going to add different(non-techie) users. The people who use digg are techies and nerds. That’s not a bad thing for a tech news site, but adding other topics means that nerds get to wax political a bit more often. Slashdot did the same thing not so long ago with politics and it didn’t add non-tech users, it just allowed techies to argue about politics.

Digg, like most ‘Web 2.0′ companies is not a mainstream product. It’s a cool use of technology and an interesting idea, but that’s where it ends. Digg will never be as influental or as important as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, or even your local newspaper. My wife, parents, siblings, and most non-tech friends wouldn’t ever use digg. I hate to break it to Kevin, but Digg is a sometimes great tech news site, but it’s not the “new media” juggernaut that people seem to think it is. Maybe in 10 years a site like digg will be the way a large portion of people get their news, but I doubt it.

]]> By: The Humanaught http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350813 The Humanaught Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:50:54 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350813 Thanks for the tip Chris! - Ryan aka The Humanaught, as #4 stole my name... damnit. Thanks for the tip Chris! – Ryan aka The Humanaught, as #4 stole my name… damnit.

]]> By: Chris http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350790 Chris Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:21:01 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350790 Sounds like this could be a great thing for the rest of the blogging community. To awnser Ryan's (1.) question, there is an Opensource social bookmarking software available out there called Pligg (http://www.pligg.com/) I have seen it being used at: http://hugg.com/ Sounds like this could be a great thing for the rest of the blogging community. To awnser Ryan’s (1.) question, there is an Opensource social bookmarking software available out there called Pligg (http://www.pligg.com/) I have seen it being used at: http://hugg.com/

]]> By: Darren McLaughlin http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350626 Darren McLaughlin Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:21:39 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350626 Excellent news, This will be helpful, because right now there's no good place for a post about blogging. Excellent news,

This will be helpful, because right now there’s no good place for a post about blogging.

]]> By: World Cup Corner http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350533 World Cup Corner Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:09:28 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350533 I hope they will include Sport also! ;-) I hope they will include Sport also! ;-)

]]> By: The Pagan Bodhisattva: Be Nature. Be Divinity. Be beyond Nature and Divinity. » A Digg for Spiritual Communities? http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350494 The Pagan Bodhisattva: Be Nature. Be Divinity. Be beyond Nature and Divinity. » A Digg for Spiritual Communities? Mon, 12 Jun 2006 07:10:10 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350494 [...] ProBlogger reports that Digg, the popular social bookmarking facility, will expand to cover non-technical news, entertainment, etc. Having used Digg for a year for my gig at Blogging Baby, I can’t wait. [...] [...] ProBlogger reports that Digg, the popular social bookmarking facility, will expand to cover non-technical news, entertainment, etc. Having used Digg for a year for my gig at Blogging Baby, I can’t wait. [...]

]]> By: Maris http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350423 Maris Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:59:36 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350423 I think this option is very necessary because today is easy to miss many useful information - too much and too different info together. I think this option is very necessary because today is easy to miss many useful information – too much and too different info together.

]]> By: risingsunofnihon http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350382 risingsunofnihon Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:18:20 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350382 I just wanted to agree with Ryan's second comment (#4) up there. Since there are only a very few categories that I am interested in, Digg doesn't really have any value to me as it is. If the format changes, then I would definitely re-evaluate. I just wanted to agree with Ryan’s second comment (#4) up there. Since there are only a very few categories that I am interested in, Digg doesn’t really have any value to me as it is. If the format changes, then I would definitely re-evaluate.

]]> By: Michael Hampton http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350247 Michael Hampton Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:56:59 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350247 Oh, I very much digg politics and I can't wait for the changes. It'll be a nice trafffic booster for my site. :) Then again I was on the front page of digg last week, so... Oh, I very much digg politics and I can’t wait for the changes. It’ll be a nice trafffic booster for my site. :) Then again I was on the front page of digg last week, so…

]]> By: Ryan http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350227 Ryan Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:26:52 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350227 Hopefully they allow users to pick and choose what categories they want to see on the front page. Some of those categories I wouldn't care to see very much. -Ryan Hopefully they allow users to pick and choose what categories they want to see on the front page. Some of those categories I wouldn’t care to see very much.

-Ryan

]]> By: jim http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350171 jim Mon, 12 Jun 2006 01:12:36 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350171 I hope they open up something with personal finance :) I hope they open up something with personal finance :)

]]> By: saurab http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350078 saurab Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:57:08 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350078 digg would really shine in the political arena: it would be funny to see opposing camps get into a frenzy during election time :) @ryan: it's a tough system to replicate by getting hold of scripts and such. The more productive way of going about it would be to go to some of the freelance websites and get it custom built through a freelance programmer, and then hand it over to a web designer. That should at least get you started :) digg would really shine in the political arena: it would be funny to see opposing camps get into a frenzy during election time :)

@ryan: it’s a tough system to replicate by getting hold of scripts and such. The more productive way of going about it would be to go to some of the freelance websites and get it custom built through a freelance programmer, and then hand it over to a web designer. That should at least get you started :)

]]> By: Ryan http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-350063 Ryan Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:43:06 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/12/digg-to-widen-topic-coverage/#comment-350063 Hey Darren, or anyone... I love the concept of Digg, and have been trying to include a similar (but more localized) version into my site. Does anyone know of a good script or anything for such a thing? Hey Darren, or anyone… I love the concept of Digg, and have been trying to include a similar (but more localized) version into my site. Does anyone know of a good script or anything for such a thing?

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