What is Digg?31 Comments
- hackwrench, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15How about my taste for actually having an ongoing discussion about a story instead of letting go quickly. The current situation without proper discussion threads, having the reply box far removed from the thread you're replying to so that it is difficult to look back on the comment you are replying to, and showing what stories you've replied to instead of the actual threads you've replied in and whether someone's replied after you is set up to make that almost as difficult as possible.
- aaaleman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9This is an unrelated comment, but is anyone else sick of reading, not what everyone else in the world recommends, but always what "MrBabyMan," "Womunofcolor" and others digg? It's always the same top diggers on the front pages, digging each other's story for some kind of vacuous pride in making the principal headlines... and always the same kind of stories. This site is becoming stagnant and quickly uninteresting, as it reflects the interests of a handful of people, and not the true idea behind the digging system.
Am I alone out there? - 1310nm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Yes, threaded discussion beyond a single reply, and the reply box showing up right below the comment you're replying to instead of at the bottom of the page.
- idigital, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yeah exactly, just when a discussion gets rolling, the story leaves the limelight of the frontpage, and no more discussion. Kinda takes away the point of trying to discuss anything and it encourages one liners. Which is just how it is and that can be entertaining as well, but it would be nice sometimes to have ongoing discussions and a more intuitive threaded reply system.
- idigital, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I think that your comment, and the one about discussions dissolving instantly after a story has gone from the frontpage, hit the nail right on the head.
- idigital, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Yeah, or how about the revolutionary concept of private messaging? It's kinda weird that there's no PM system on Digg, and it might even clean up the comments by allowing members to communicate directly. I can't think of one good reason why it hasn't been implemented, wouldn't *that* add to the "social networking" aspect? Rather than the marketing hoopla that says 'advertising' in capital letters whenever I read about the way Digg is headed now.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I have found, by blocking certain popular posters (and those that are seemingly sock-puppets of that same poster) the Digg experience has become much less annoying.
There is precious little as a single digger I can do to effect changes in the site, but with clever use of the block button, I can tailor the responses to have the site 'appear' to be more of the type of site that I enjoy. - 5hop4orce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4That down-home sentence structure is, well, retarded. Kinda like Campbell's Soup. It's made with whole grain oats, you see, just like grandma.
- aaaleman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@MrESaulved:
Would you mind giving me some of the names of those superdiggers (and their dopplegangers) to block 'em out, so that I can also have a *truer* Digg experience? - idigital, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This jumped out at me, "Digg's Adelson has noticed that tastes change depending on the time of day.". Yeah well surprise surprise, Digg has a global "readership" that happen to live in different timezones.
- mancat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What a very clever description you have provided here. Providing "recommended content." Yeah, sure. It would have been much easier to just come out and tell us exactly what is planned: Digg will soon be introducing its own targeted advertising system.
- idigital, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Advertising could be tailored to your digg viewing tastes as well, in fact would it be that shocking and surprising if that were where this was headed? It's inevitable I think.
- FishPoisonCon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"He plans to use what Digg knows of its members' tastes to help them find more media fare they might want to consume."
ya, it's called a focus group... - hackwrench, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It would be nice if everyone had their own personal calculations for things. Top 10 based on whether I want to see something a given poster submitted. People should be allowed to decide to never see a given story again ever. I vote something as inaccurate or "Okay this is lame" and unless I've commented on why I've made that decision, I most likely don't want to see that story again ever. Then there's the idea that if some people have voted against something I like or vice-versa, I probably don't want their votes affecting the tallies shown to me.
I don't want to see another story from a submitter that uses "amazing" in the description. I may be willing to read their comments, however. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@aaaleman
I'm very sorry in that I would like to help you, but I can not fulfill your request. My block list tailors Digg to suit my tastes, not aaaleman's. You are going to have to pick and choose who to block on your own, for your own reasons. I humbly request you do not block me. That said, there is a clue in my previous post on a very good place to start. Good and Honest Digging to You! - rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1dreamhost offers free jabber accounts with hosting plans. i wonder if they could work something out with digg to host a jabber server?
- boiboi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1why not just go with Undernet.
- Jerim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Quick, post another Kevin Rose article. It's been almost 5 minutes since I have seen his name on the front page!
- Jesty, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4Who is digging everything down?
- passingnotes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1why doesn't he just call it 'social networking' and get on with it, perhaps add in all of the pursuant natural steps (start with networking, then adds dating for digg users, then sells profile data for targeted marketing campaigns, includes 'meetup.com' event planning, incorporates a mobile digg app and copies twitter and eventually becomes so spread out, so thin, that the valuation floors and somebody just buys digg and it becomes a slightly larger version of consumating.com?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Dweeb is being nice. ***** him.
- GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -8/+6Thts the best damn idea I've heard.
- macewan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1don't be such a dickmonkey
- synystar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3"Rose has been paying particular attention to which Web sites, stories, and links are gobbled up by the 900,000 registered users who visit Digg—and which ones are cast aside."
-Well .. umm, duh. You wouldn't though, would you. You reckless rebel.
"He plans to use what Digg knows of its members' tastes to help them find more media fare they might want to consume."
-You hear it every day. In not so few words, the complaint sounds like "People are trying to influence the way I think." So don't think. Or do. Whatever you want... just make up your own mind and accept the fact that other people want you to buy something, or vote for someone, or do something special. It's not like you don't have a choice. - Forse42, on 10/12/2007, -9/+6Digg really should just get an IRC channel.
- rasterbator, on 10/12/2007, -9/+6Good idea. Will there ever be a tool that allows users to discuss topics with other Digg users? Like gTalk for Digg?
- film42, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3Its gaining traction, I agree with the irc, but who will host it???
- Forse42, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2Digg has enough servers to host this many articles.I'm pretty sure it can have a sub-domain at irc.digg.com.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+4kevin rose is a dweeb.
this video is proof.
http://virtualmagic.blogspot.com/2006/07/delve-into-digg.html - fiver22, on 10/12/2007, -13/+2Dugg: despite being about KR and Digg.
- pwallroth, on 10/12/2007, -13/+1Might have had a chance if you didn't submit it at 6 am, who knows though it is about kevin rose.
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