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- radicaldementia, on 10/12/2007, -5/+206I was expecting an MS section to be added eventually, but the election section is a bit of a surprise. I think it's a good idea.
Nice job digg team, keep up the good work. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -19/+131What's funny is they ignored the picture section petition, while nobody really cared for an electino 08 section.
- saikhan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+64No no, this is a good thing. Now I can just uncheck that box and forget all about it until 2008 actually comes.
- Rice, on 10/12/2007, -5/+65Damn, I really loved watching the people complain for a Microsoft section.
No, seriously, it's about time. It's a good addition.
*Goes and enables the sections.* - Never mind, they're already enabled for me. Nice. - sambtravis, on 10/12/2007, -7/+57Now all we need is a picture section...
/edit: didn't notice Hilldu said it already sorry
Digg me down - schoate09, on 10/12/2007, -10/+50Yea, we have Linux/unix and Apple for gods sake. But No MS, it's time. 90% of the market, makes digg seem biased without it.
- interiot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27Here's a hint: Sections are actually a little more about being able to make their content go away with a couple clicks, than they are about attracting new content (though they're certainly about that too). See that "Customize" link up there? Click it and be happy.
- DPowers08, on 10/12/2007, -3/+24I love the fact that the first story in the Microsoft section is "Vista still vulnerable to hackers."
- Hidama, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Yeah, it's about that time -- the upcoming elections will clog up the web.
Good idea.
Dugg. - joestump, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25a.) Slashdot has a Microsoft category http://slashdot.org/search.pl?tid=109 and b.) My first site changes go live! Yay!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18Oh man, get ready for political opinion blog spam to fill up the 08 elections topic. *sad*
Automotive news section please, please, please. Also, maybe general US news. - TheGilmanator, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Well good for you. Or, you could just not read the US-centric Election section.
- AJRiddle, on 10/12/2007, -8/+22About time damnit, I've been pushing for the Microsoft one for over a year.
- MackPrime, on 10/12/2007, -5/+19Pics or it shouldn't happen ?
- t4k3n, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11They should put a canned meat section too..
cause there is alot of spam these days. - titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14About time a Microsoft section was added.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13Picture section?
- Kbiscu1t, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Great, seeing all the recent Microsoft stories, but I don't think the '08 Elections will catch on...Now what about that picture section?
- enderu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8You've gotta be kidding me. If anything this makes it better for those outside the U.S. who don't care about the '08 election...just uncheck the box and forget about it. Or would you rather have them scattered about everywhere so you can't avoid them?
Try thinking things through a little bit next time. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8About time for the Microsoft one. We've had Apple and Linux/Unix for the longest time.
- emehrkay, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9I agree that Digg should add a pic section, but its not as easy as adding an m$ or 08 section. I'm sure they want to do something more than just having a story and labeling it as a picture, they may be trying to innovate in some way shape or form and that takes a little bit of time. I'm sure we'll hear something soon, you know that they're listening.
- CatalystDM, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Relax... it's not exactly as easy to add an entire new subsection to Digg as it is to add two new topics.
- mrhaines, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Now all they need to do is add an "athiests vs. christians" category so I can de-select it so I don't have to look at that ***** anymore.
- Scatropolis, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8I think Microsoft's here for the long haul.
- MrMacMan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9I agree. It's the section people actually wanted to have... and... nope -- not getting it.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10off to turn off the '08 election *****
THANKS DIGG - SharkyTech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I have to admit, my initial reaction to it was that it was a bit US-centric. I won't argue against its inclusion though. After all, digg is U.S. based.
Nuclearpenguins, your assertion that most users are from the US is a reasonable assertion, although i do question whether this is true. Is there any information available as to what percentage of users are U.S?
I'd also have to point out that, despite being in Australia, I have been following US politics a bit lately, in relation to presidential candidates. Whether we like it or not, US politics does have a great deal of bearing on world events. - VhaidraU, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5And THAT, is the point. People are digging things down because they do not like the person or opinion, not because it is inaccurate or spam, etc.
- coldfusion1970, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@ johnjohnstonson
This makes digg more accessible for international users (like myself), by allowing you to block the US election in one swoop. - dominic2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5picture section should go right up there between videos and podcasts!
- nuclearpenguins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Digg is a US-based site with most of it's users being from the US. These US users submit news that is important to them. Either get more of your fellow countrymen to submit non-US stories or go to a site that's based in your own country.
- DCMacHead, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Neat idea, but the politics thing won't work unless they alter the algorithm. As it stands, people will Digg each other down and nothing will really "survive" except for the liberal stuff. Some view that as good, some view that as bad, but ideas won't get shared or promoted.
- tadunne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3You've made flags day!
- dracostimpy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I'm glad to see Digg is responsive to MS and Obama. Now how about Digg show equal responsiveness to its user base and give us the ability to see who buried a story and why? I can't figure out why that hasn't already been implemented or at least promised in the near future, since Digg's whole premise is openness.
I can tell who is friends with whom and who dugg a story, but I can't see who buried one? That's ridiculous, since it only takes one weakness to allow a system to be hacked. Digg's transparency is what made it great, but it's opacity in that one regard is allowing people to prevent the hot topics from appearing on the front page. The net effect of such an exploit is that we're left with the same *****, watered down news we get from CNN or Fox.
I'm not asking Digg to share it's super-secret algorithms, although one doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to realize the first Digg-like site to come along that has 100% transparency of its source code will inevitably replace Digg among the majority who prefer their media to be as open as possible. That aside, if Digg doesn't act fast to at least appease its user base on the obvious issue of burial-by-cabal, I for one will conclude that is by design rather than indifference and that Digg has only the desire to *appear* transparent rather than to actually *be* transparent.
Then I'll be forced to start a 100% transparent social news site, and then I'll steal all Digg's users, and then I'll start cozying up to Lala from Tikibar TV. And then you, Kevin Rose, will lament that your once-great site has become the new Pets.com. The internet is a wide open and fickle marketplace... keep pace or Digg will only exist on the Wayback Machine. - leer317, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Now I don't have to worry about the silly U.S. election!
- NewChar, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Finally, it's been asked for long enough ;) Good call by the Digg team.
- SharkyTech, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Perhaps you need to stop simply stating that demand for a picture category is being ignored and start thinking or asking why this may be.
- steveatdownmix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4An election08 section? GREAT! Now I can block all of those articles in one swoop. After all, they are all just one big bush-bashing circle-jerk... Even if you hate the man, they get tiresome...
- invader, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6Look at all these people complaining about the lack of a picture section. There have been several pleas/petitions/open-letters on the *front page of digg* about adding a picture section. true, the MS section has been requested since apple and *nix got theirs, but it wasn't desired with quite the passion of the picture section. so digg adds MS and election '08 sections? i'm wholeheartedly disappointed in the lack of understanding digg seems to have of their users.
- Spazkake, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4An art section would be cool
- nevas, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Having seperate sections for Apple and Unix but not MS itself showed that digg was biased. So I see there is no point in arguing about that fact. Again, its good to see digg adding new sections.
- noahhoward, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Goog, now the windows fanboys can quit bitching every time an apple story gets posted to the apple sectioon.
- madgravity, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2About time! It is like Digg ignored 96% of the population!!!!!
- Dhalsim007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Just a thought about a "pictures" section: Since many pictures on the net are copyrighted by the picture taker (implied), maybe Digg is worried about a copyright infringement issue here, worried that people might also copy AP/Reuters/other wire pics and Digg would get flack from them for unauthorized use. Just a thought....
- nuclearpenguins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Don't worry. Some of us here are MS fans and will promptly bury any such tomfoolery.
- sonicvince, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well talking about features, correct me if I'm wrong but in the past you could search a story within those that you dugg. It's impossible to do that now and it's really annoying.
Did that just disappear or am I missing something? - psyops, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Digg should just add the bury/digg option for which topics are shown in the heading. Microsoft would vanish overnight.
- captinherb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I wholeheartedly agree. It almost seems Digg goes out of their way to avoid any sort of interaction with their consumers, which is the opposite of how most work. I know we search for ways to interact more with customers and explain things to them at my company.
You know the old saying: "Business is like tennis, those who serve well usually win" - nevas, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4good to see digg team moving away from biased by adding MS section otherwise it was blatantly biased site
- nuclearpenguins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Digg was originally a tech-news site (and I wish it still was) and I think they should have had the MS category from the beginning. The picture issue has only come up since Digg went mainstream.
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