Comments on: The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences) http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/ tamar weinberg is a social media consultant and tech geek at heart Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hoalaQuorogox http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-56707 hoalaQuorogox Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:29:51 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-56707 What is bumburbia? What is bumburbia?

]]> By: Brisbane web designer http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-42773 Brisbane web designer Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:50:38 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-42773 Hi Tamar, interesting post. I like Digg for what it is, a diversion, but I am not a power user. I have a real job and a family, and a life and ... :) In terms of traffic I find reddit is 3 times as powerful as digg for most topics. Hi Tamar, interesting post. I like Digg for what it is, a diversion, but I am not a power user. I have a real job and a family, and a life and … :)

In terms of traffic I find reddit is 3 times as powerful as digg for most topics.

]]> By: Q&A with Tamar Weinberg - catch her brainwaves! | Broadcasting Brain http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-36861 Q&A with Tamar Weinberg - catch her brainwaves! | Broadcasting Brain Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:51:21 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-36861 [...] (primarily to attract a new and broader demographic), they impacted some of their key contributors, including me.? I am not venturing off to Digg anymore or as often, and frankly, I don’t miss it that much [...] [...] (primarily to attract a new and broader demographic), they impacted some of their key contributors, including me.? I am not venturing off to Digg anymore or as often, and frankly, I don’t miss it that much [...]

]]> By: Non-profits for networking, SEO and Digg stuff | ChillyCool Web Digger http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-32159 Non-profits for networking, SEO and Digg stuff | ChillyCool Web Digger Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:55:31 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-32159 [...] Digg jumped the shark Posted in Blogging | Subscribe to the RSS feed or get email updates [...] [...] Digg jumped the shark Posted in Blogging | Subscribe to the RSS feed or get email updates [...]

]]> By: 1389 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31921 1389 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:49:39 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31921 I got sick of Digg a long time ago. Here's the bottom line - for everybody: Don't fall in love with anyone or anything that doesn't love you back - and that includes an online social venue. All websites are owned and run by people, and it's their character that shapes the whole site. If selfish, amoral, low-life types are in charge, the site will be that way too. Expecting to influence it for the better is as fruitless as becoming infatuated with a selfish, amoral, low-life boyfriend or girlfriend and expecting to transform him or her into an acceptable mate. My advice? Cut your losses, bite the bullet, go through the emotional withdrawal, then vote with your feet and begin investing your time and emotional energy elsewhere. I got sick of Digg a long time ago.

Here’s the bottom line – for everybody: Don’t fall in love with anyone or anything that doesn’t love you back – and that includes an online social venue.

All websites are owned and run by people, and it’s their character that shapes the whole site. If selfish, amoral, low-life types are in charge, the site will be that way too. Expecting to influence it for the better is as fruitless as becoming infatuated with a selfish, amoral, low-life boyfriend or girlfriend and expecting to transform him or her into an acceptable mate.

My advice? Cut your losses, bite the bullet, go through the emotional withdrawal, then vote with your feet and begin investing your time and emotional energy elsewhere.

]]> By: Darrell Long http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31778 Darrell Long Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:06:13 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31778 I actually had a chance to speak with a representative from Digg last week at the Social Networking Conference in Miami. When I asked him about the types of algorithm changes they have been making he pretty much pushed it aside and stated that the changed they are making will make it "fair" for more users to have a say. He really didn't want to answer the question at all, so then i asked how they are managing the revolt as result of these changes. He seemed taken back like he had no idea of this and basically said "we have people that would monitor it" and "we actively communicate" whats happening to our users. The total opposite of whats really going on. I actually had a chance to speak with a representative from Digg last week at the Social Networking Conference in Miami. When I asked him about the types of algorithm changes they have been making he pretty much pushed it aside and stated that the changed they are making will make it “fair” for more users to have a say. He really didn’t want to answer the question at all, so then i asked how they are managing the revolt as result of these changes.

He seemed taken back like he had no idea of this and basically said “we have people that would monitor it” and “we actively communicate” whats happening to our users.

The total opposite of whats really going on.

]]> By: Saporito http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31501 Saporito Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:57:04 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31501 You may notice I posted on that article as well. I didn't say they're not good, I said <i>relying</i> is a bad idea. You may notice I posted on that article as well. I didn’t say they’re not good, I said relying is a bad idea.

]]> By: 8 More Articles From StumblUpon Stumblers Like You And Me | How To Rule The World http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31464 8 More Articles From StumblUpon Stumblers Like You And Me | How To Rule The World Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:20:53 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31464 [...] The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences) – Tamar’s latest insight to the Digg situation [...]

]]> By: Fun times in Reverdale with Tamar Weinberg | MeshugAvi http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31449 Fun times in Reverdale with Tamar Weinberg | MeshugAvi Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:21:37 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31449 [...] Tamar blogs at her own blog techipedia and also at a number of other blogs including SEroundtable, Life Hacker – where she’s the weekend editor, and sometimes over at her old gig 10e20. She also facilitated some awesome student activism at my high school last year, setting up a blog for people to voice concerns and raising the ire of the administration. When I met her in Riverdale she had just come from a meeting and was freshly groggy from 4am exploits the night before after the new Digg algorithm was released (Not that things seem to have improved much at Digg since then.) [...]

]]> By: Tamar Weinberg http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31383 Tamar Weinberg Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:30:16 +0000 http://www.techipedia.com/2008/digg-jumped-the-shark/#comment-31383 Saporito, or you can <a href="http://www.techipedia.com/2008/blogs-as-social-media/" rel="nofollow">read this</a>. ;) Saporito, or you can read this. ;)

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