Top 10 Things Digg Needs (Or Needs to Improve On)
pronetadvertising.com — One item conspicuously absent.... (Submitted by DeskFlyer) More...
Why The Same Content Again and Again?
pronetadvertising.com — I recently came across a submission on Digg that got over 6,000 Diggs and was one of the most voted on stories of the week. And this is exactly what happened the last time the SAME story was submitted to Digg from the SAME url and by the SAME submitter. Is this a problem? (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
Microsoft Employs the Smartest Strategy Yet (Against Digg)
pronetadvertising.com — Since its launch in 2004, Digg has seen strong and largely unstoppable growth. While there has been no dearth of competitors and imitators, none have been able to upset Digg's lead in the social media space and in its goal towards democratizing the web. Out of all this competition, who would've thought that Microsoft would come up with the best str (Submitted by webhitman) More...
How Efficient is Digg?
pronetadvertising.com — You would imagine that given the limited venture capital budgets of social media sites like Digg.com, they would be scrutinizing every cost-saving measure to ensure that they are operating at maximum efficiency. A few recent posts on Digg show that this may not be true... (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
What's the true value of traffic?
pronetadvertising.com — What's better: 5000 visits from Digg or 500 visits from anywhere else? Perhaps we should use time spent by average visitor and total time spent reading a post as a metric to measure site rank, exposure, and popularity rather than just the number of hits you get. (Submitted by frant1c) More...
Marketing Yourself with a Viral Hoax
pronetadvertising.com — Every once in a while I will come across a beautifully orchestrated hoax and ask myself, why would someone do this? Having too much free time on your hands and temporary Internet celebrity aside, a carefully crafted hoax can be leveraged to your advantage. Case in point is the still unsubstantiated Google TV hoax... (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
The rise of 125 x 125 ads
pronetadvertising.com — "Have you noticed that the hottest ad format for blogs is now those little square 125 x 125 ads? Sites like TechCrunch, Mashable, Read/WriteWeb, GigaOm, and Marketing Pilgrim, just to name a few have them plastered on the top right side of their blogs. So, what's wrong with these ads?" (Submitted by koregaonpark) More...
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