Comments on: Why Digg.com is heading for a Major Pitfall

By: Digg, Inc. Lays off 10% of Company Staff | Inside the Webb

Digg, Inc. Lays off 10% of Company Staff | Inside the Webb — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:23:23 +0000

[...] just a few months ago we were discussing Digg’s potential downfall. However it seems as though with Jay gone and the strictly-business attitude out the door, Kevin is [...]

By: Neutrino

Neutrino — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:19:05 +0000

Riddle me this, Mr.BabyMan: why is it that all your submissions to Digg come from stories that hit Reddit 24-48 hours prior? The links are the same, and often your headlines are exactly the same.

What say you?

By: MoiN

MoiN — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:19:30 +0000

I don’t get it, MrBabyMan or MSaleem have been the part of Digg community for a long time so they know “How it works”, Simple. Taking names won’t get you anywhere.

Secondly, why is everyone after them? or the term “Power Diggers”? Digg doesn’t favor anyone, if they’d game the system, they’d be banned like most of the other power diggers who were a part of the community for a long time.
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By: Mohammad Akram

Mohammad Akram — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:56:00 +0000

I used to be a frequent Digg user for a while, but it ended quickly. The site was being controlled by power users and you don’t get any real advantages as a registered user if you don’t have very good connections.

I still look at Digg daily though, but the “popular” content is becoming less interesting each day and so is my desire to register for an account.
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By: Elena

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By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:19:02 +0000

@SirBruce,

And yet he probably has far more attention for his ‘bad’ writing then any thing you have to offer.

I agree with Simon. There is no balance on Digg at all. If your are not a die-hard socialist (I’m a Libertarian) there is nothing there for you. That and celebrity crap, gossip. We have the rest of the web, tv, etc for that …

By: Tycoon Blogger

Tycoon Blogger — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:53:45 +0000

I agree and I stopped using Digg to promote my blog about a year ago. I prefer blog specific digg like sites like blog engage and blogger den.
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By: Mr.BabyMan

Mr.BabyMan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:19:14 +0000

It’s one thing to make general statements, but if you’re going to name specific Digg users as “gaming the system”, you’d better have proof, or your points are invalid.
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By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:11:34 +0000

It’s not the power users that bug me, it’s the content. During the 2008 election season Digg was drowning in anti-GOP, pro-Obama stories. There was literally no chance of any positive Republican stories on the front page. In essence, Digg was an incredibly slanted “news” source with no balance whatsoever. Now the front page is littered with pop culture stories, internet memes, and a mere smattering of actual news or tech news. Time to head back to Slashdot…
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By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:05:45 +0000

Wow did he just say Digg USED to be a very popular website? Digg has done nothing but GROW over the years going from 20 million uniques to 40 million in just a couple years.