What is Digg?224 Comments
- deadbaby, on 01/03/2008, -6/+173Seems like a good idea but it has major potential to degrade into complete garbage. A band specializing in songs about Ron Paul and LOL CATS would dominate the charts.
- jthei, on 01/03/2008, -2/+62better yet, a song about Ron Paul BY the Lol Catz - I'll tear it up on the key-tar, who's in?
- vault, on 01/03/2008, -3/+49I'm embarassed to admit I actually like the cover of 'Hey Ya' that's #1 ...
- inactive, on 01/03/2008, -4/+49If it was digg-like, it wouldn't be down right now.
- Puppetfunk, on 01/03/2008, -3/+48And like Digg will it lean sharply towards one genre?
- lukas88, on 01/03/2008, -2/+45You, me, and the three other people who still enjoy ska are really disappointed!
- bobshush, on 01/03/2008, -2/+42This one has acquired more diggs, so nvm. I just want better music...
- implied, on 01/03/2008, -3/+35Very cool! I wonder if music execs actually look here..
- kamikazicondon, on 01/03/2008, -5/+36digg killed this site already... digglike my ass
- maxpower2911, on 01/03/2008, -0/+24That's actually very interesting. I think he did a really good job with it.
- nonstop87, on 01/03/2008, -13/+34what no ska section?
- Daveecee, on 01/03/2008, -0/+18Great, another website that I will waste my life on
- mntalkase, on 01/03/2008, -0/+18Damn, and I had the idea to do something like this after I got really into Digg. But I have to admit, the site's implementation is nearly flawless. Just start playing with it a bit and you'll see all the UI goodies they packed in there.
- jayobear, on 01/03/2008, -0/+17It doesn't even matter how unlike digg it is or not, thank you for linking me to this, it's a neat site regardless :)
- SRSco, on 01/03/2008, -0/+15Nobody has heard of them? The same band that turns down large record company deals to stay with a smaller label? The same band who licensed a song for the TV show Friday Night Lights? The same band that gets written about in Spin and Billboard?
- JasonHilton, on 01/03/2008, -1/+16We sixty-one'ed their server.
- fuzzmeister, on 01/03/2008, -5/+19http://www.ijigg.com/
That is essentially the same site. - kjcdude, on 01/03/2008, -0/+13Digg invented the internet, that's why everything is a repost.
- Puppetfunk, on 01/03/2008, -2/+15Well unless I know you both, I know 4 people who like Ska. So that's at least 7!
- trzynascie, on 01/03/2008, -1/+14Um, no.
Explosions in the Sky (read more)
10,240,118 plays scrobbled on Last.fm - feckineejit, on 01/03/2008, -0/+13yeah - just state the facts in your headlines, instead of opinion and it will be better received!
- lepht, on 01/03/2008, -0/+12Isn't this about proving that the execs are irrelevant now? If the people can find the artists they like on their own, and give their money directly to the artist, what the hell do we need some douchebag middleman in a suit for?
- NJank, on 01/03/2008, -0/+12oh, so it is just like Digg...
- Grimace421, on 01/03/2008, -7/+18Explosions in the Sky!!! The greatest band nobody has ever heard of...
- PocketWatch, on 01/03/2008, -1/+11Digg-like in the sense that the server goes down within two minutes of hitting the front page...
- yfguitarist, on 01/03/2008, -2/+11I think what Grimace421 is trying to say is that most people don't know who they are, seeing as how they aren't plastered all over the radio, which is true.
And yes, Explosions in the Sky is amazing. If you like them, check out Sigur Ros and Mogwai. - joegibes, on 01/03/2008, -0/+9"Sixty One, A Democracy Like Site For Music"
(poor grammar and capitalization preserved from original) - Mosatii, on 01/03/2008, -0/+9I frequent both and very much prefer thesixtyone. It's much better looking and functioning.
- joel8x, on 01/03/2008, -0/+8If it has a Ron Paul song right behind an ode to Steve Jobs on the front page...
- corevette, on 01/03/2008, -3/+10example song: http://www.thesixtyone.com/hot/#/ExplosionsInTheSk ...
- brentinkc, on 01/03/2008, -7/+14Pop music sucks because it's designed to appeal to the most amount of people.
Think about that. - SaladCactusKing, on 01/03/2008, -1/+8Thanks for trademarking Guitar Hero in your summary. Your keen insight to the law has saved everyone at Digg a lot of legal trouble.
- inactive, on 01/03/2008, -1/+7Wow - where do you find these obscure bands!
Seriously - sigur ros are a massive band. - Jo9100, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6Sixty One? More like Five Hundred
- winmywii, on 01/03/2008, -3/+9It can't handle the digg effect
- SquigglyP, on 01/03/2008, -1/+7I thought the musicians were supposed to post the music? You're telling me Tesla, Daft Punk, Mogwai and 10Years are posting their music to this site? Earth Wind and Fire?
Would be better if a) it were geared more towards independent music (as opposed to 'indie' which is anything but, lately) and b) if the #1 picks for all of the genres weren't absolute garbage. The only decent selection of stuff on there is in the classical section. 10 Years is #1 on the metal page? wtf kind of 'metal' is that, and how the ***** did they get #1 on ANY page. - Tenoq, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6That'd be funny if it wasn't so obviously lame.
- Idrive, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6This remix blew up on the web a few months back. A few tv stations ran it on local news. Here is one from arizona:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUf32LNO3eI - Scagli3tti, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6Ha, don't be embarrassed. It blew up on digg over a year ago:
http://digg.com/music/awesome_accoustic_cover_of_o ... - unearth, on 01/03/2008, -0/+6Yeah, there is a real lack of diversity in the genres. You can tell that most of its users need an education on what constitutes what genre, too.
The metal section is full of pop-rock, most likely because kids these days think Slipknot is death metal. I'll stick to last.fm for finding similar artists. - inactive, on 01/03/2008, -3/+9Metal is a joke anyway so whats your point?
- hillkiwi, on 01/03/2008, -3/+8It's too bad there's no 'Industrial' genre.
- m00n1, on 01/03/2008, -0/+5Nor a dancehall, reggae, raga, death metal, musique concrete, twee pop, or about 10,000 other genres. It was really a pointless, pretentious question to ask.
- aydoubleyou, on 01/03/2008, -6/+11Why didn't I think of this? =/
- malloyoy, on 01/03/2008, -1/+6Think about what you just said. Pop music DOESN'T suck for "the most amount of people" so you could argue pop music is the best genre.
- JustFender, on 01/03/2008, -1/+6you really think that, honestly? i like some metal but nearly every band sounds like slayer, bullet for my bloody valentine or pantera, theyre about as diverse as the modern indie genre
- hugejimmy, on 01/03/2008, -1/+6Ajaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- ian7208, on 01/03/2008, -1/+6why would you be embarrassed?
- Heidenreich12, on 01/03/2008, -1/+5i was thinking the exact same thing.
- yomakaze, on 01/03/2008, -0/+4I guess some people just don't see the power of participating, the irony. I really enjoyed the site while it was up.
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