valleywag.com — Kevin Rose is the face of Digg. So why did Digg's usually quiet CEO Jay Adelson (and not Kevin) talk to the New York Times, Fortune, Wired News, and BusinessWeek? Because they got funneled through the same PR firm that I did.
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dolomiteMay 4, 2007
i hope this doesnt mean they are trying to keep kevin quiet. he made digg... and he can break digg.
Closed AccountMay 4, 2007
Calling yourself a CEO doesn't make you wise or earn you any respect. It's how you manage your job that counts. Jay blew it.This "CEO" was the one who first decided to enact the information censoring and account deletions. After hours of failing to put down the coup, he capitulated. Now he's scurrying to repair the damage he's done to DIGG's democratic reputation. His first words should be "I'm sorry." His second words should be "I was wrong." If I were him, I'd start with humility, work hard, and lay low until this blows over. Now's a good time to let someone else speak for DIGG for a while.
cwo655321May 4, 2007
that pic of jay looks like he used the fisheye effect on his mac :P
beefycow2001May 4, 2007
1337 DIGGS, C'MON!
walkerjMay 5, 2007
Bury Jay Adelson as lame.
muikanoMay 14, 2007
your friggin nuts. I'd like to see you run a company without compromise. You can't stand firm when you've got only one bullet and a slingshot. Going head on against a multinational corporation is not something to be admired. Suicide is not something lauded.Digg is still a fledgling operation. We expect Google to uphold our rights because they've got the muscle. Their the ADULTs. Digg is still a Web 2.0 kid. And a kid doesn't run in front of trains.Even Kevin Rose didn't really advise for this stand against the HD-DVD consortium. If you read his blog spot, he was like "if we go down fighting, then at least we tried." Digg has to expand its audience to 10 million before it can face tough nuggets like HD-DVD. I like Digg. I really don't want to lose it over some dinky 10 numbers. If you guys would just be patient and let the userbase of digg grow, digg WILL become a gigantic force. Now i don't know if digg can still use Safe harbor. Argh, guys. the real world isn't counterstrike. Sometimes it's good to bide your time.