deepjiveinterests.com — Of course, I?m not talking about that 150 million dollar evaluation floating around, nor the rumours that Digg will be scooped up by Fox any minute to turn it into a MySpace Widget.No ? I?m referring to the latest algorithm change over at Digg.
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sweetycheeksNov 5, 2006
It's his web site. He can do whatever he wants with it. What if he decided to shut it down? What if he charges membership fees? Stop gripping when you're all getting freebies!
apotropaicNov 6, 2006
WE GET YOUR POINT!! You don't like the new algorithm... boohoo!
scott2Nov 6, 2006
"Why then, we wonder, does Digg continue to snub its most prolific community members, rather than reward or even encourage them?"Welcome to life on any forum or W2.0 site. Contribute your ass off, get kicked in the nuts. Repeatedly. Why? Keep reading."In an interview surrounding the last debacle which forced an early algo update in September, I’ve heard that the interview was setup and through Digg’s PR firm, which tried to massage the interview most favourably in Digg’s favour."Holy beans, Batman! You've discovered why companies hire PR firms!!"Where’s Kevin “Dark-Tipper” Rose in all of this?Silent."Yes, silent. He's trying not to pour salt of the nuts of those he just kicked (or rather, the nuts that the rest of the community / gamers FORCED him to kick). Smart man.This is part of life - no matter what you do, you can't please everyone. Its not possible. The solution? If you don't like it, you're free to move on. Otherwise, learn to live with the fact that digg doesn't exist to bend to your every desire. The rest of us diggers would appreciate it if all you whiners would put up and shut up.
hegemonyNov 6, 2006
If you don't like it, leave. They wouldn't have changed it if they didn't think it was for the greater good.
thefingerNov 6, 2006
that's hilarious!if he started charging for this landfill that I'm always having to sift through to find good material, I'd say "screw that"besides, there's no value in "owning" a site like this if there aren't people using itMoreover, Slash is better, hell Netscape is better, Ars is better yet. You only have to venture away from Digg to find that out.
gnutzuNov 6, 2006
There seem to be plenty of people who remember Kevin Rose from television. He is an amiable and likable public personality. But, you're right. There are plenty of people who like to feel that they are somehow involved with the public personalities that they are fond of. And, there seem to be plenty of people here who expect him to continue in that public role and make regular appearances.
gnutzuNov 6, 2006
Agreed. We can't expect the executives of Digg to be the television personalities that they once were, and we can't fault them for moving on to new ventures.
misterponyNov 6, 2006
I agree with you, up to a point. Up to the "put up or shut up" point, that is. We could all leave, but what's wrong with discussing the issues? Nothing.In general, I see nothing wrong with discussions and comments by the Digg users on how the site is working for them and their impressions of the changes. All the content is generated (vis-a-vis) the users, so what would Digg be without the users submitting stories? Surely a "user driven social content website" can have an expectation of some transparency and a clear description of the methods and protocols somewhere? What are users to expect otherwise?