What is Digg?26 Comments
- inactive, on 11/24/2008, -1/+28Wow, just like buying Diggs!
- makario, on 09/03/2009, -1/+11Doesn't make it right.
- god720, on 11/26/2008, -0/+8At least buying reviews can get you money. Buying diggs gets you anon cred (aka jack *****).
- skinrock, on 11/26/2008, -1/+7I've released 3 apps so far, didn't make it rich like some people, but it was good spending cash. I'm appreciative of what I made because I didn't take advantage of any of the flaws, I just let them sit on the App Store and let people decide if they wanted it. Being a developer and customer is a good perspective because you feel the urge to somehow get more sales out of it, but you know as a customer you don't want to be cheated. That's the difference between good apps and ***** apps.
- Shootfast, on 11/26/2008, -0/+5Dugg! (I await my check)
- onClipEvent, on 11/26/2008, -0/+4Wait a few months until the REAL reviews balance things out. Assume all early reviews are made by the dev team (and their friends).
- rustylindquist, on 11/26/2008, -0/+3I don't like it either, but I don't see how you'll ever create a cheat-proof rating system. In a way, it's not much different than paying for advertising. Are all of Apple's claims about Microsoft true? No, they pay to get their message across, even if it is exaggerated. This isn't much different. But it's doubtful a developer is likely to vastly skew perception by paying for a handful of reviews, it's just not cost effective. In the end, the real reviews will shine through anyway.
- MDGarci3, on 11/26/2008, -1/+4Well, aside from a few gems, most of the apps are crappy anyways.
- FreddieD, on 11/26/2008, -0/+3I will give you $4 if you digg this comment.
- zakatov, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2Report their reviews to Apple thru the "Report A Concern" link next to their reviews in the App Store.
- Dugly, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2What mrBitch said. I bought a macbook just so I could try writing something for my iPod touch, and I'm having a bit of writers block just getting started. If you had a good launching point I"d appreciate it.
- Sansul, on 11/26/2008, -0/+2By the very nature of the App store, and the internet, a small rumour created to discredit the competition could result in thousands of dollars of revenue. App store manipulation is going to become an industry just like it is for search engines.
- inactive, on 11/25/2008, -1/+3Gee, ya think?
- mrBitch, on 11/26/2008, -1/+2@skinrock, Well Done!
PS: are there any good web sites that you would recommend for those just starting out as an iPhone developer ? - Rubicant, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1I've seen plenty of apps with accusations of erm, biased reviews.
- stukdog, on 11/26/2008, -2/+3I can't hardly read more than a few reviews each time. It only take a couple until you read some snot nosed kid saying, "This app is too expensive at 99 cents. Should be free."
They should have a space to list your age and I.Q. when you write a review. - sourmash, on 04/25/2009, -0/+1Pretty sad... that's why we started http://appmodo.com (Appmodo) to write some honest reviews from a 3rd party. Check us out.
- ewang, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1Done, oh and here's my "proof":
..... - decker12, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1Have you read most iPhone app reviews lately? They're one line preschooler rants like "LOLS GREAT GIT IT" and "bestapp ever worth ten starz okay bye!"
- sjmulder, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1Very good article. Dugg....
- r3zonance, on 11/26/2008, -0/+1People caught doing this should have their dev keys revoked.
It's abusing the system, and cheating. - inactive, on 11/25/2008, -2/+2does make money
- 1jaxstate1, on 11/25/2008, -2/+2How many people had a lot of trust in the App Store review system? I know I sure didn't.
- mrBitch, on 11/26/2008, -1/+1Oh, I know... It's almost as bad as trying to find a good Windows app out of the thousands of crappy Windows apps available...
- johnny81, on 02/13/2009, -0/+0yeah
http://www.linkbuilderz.com/ - inactive, on 11/24/2008, -11/+4If I made an iPhone app, I'd do the same, and a lot of you would too.
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