Comments on: Digg as Democratization of News: A Fallacy From The Start?

By: Irene Brawn

Irene Brawn — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:49:03 +0000

Its a very popular topic on the Internet currently. The main thing is that everybody knows about Digg, everybody visits Digg and votes, and everybody beleives in the “clear” democratization of news so that the main goal will be reached.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:06:39 +0000

Thanks Hans.

Makes you wonder if anyone else really thinks about it or not.

By: hans

hans — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:16:46 +0000

I think you bring up a great point regarding the marketing ethics and also the potential impact that message has on the rest of the ‘web 2.0′ if they are the standard bearer and fails.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 23:11:41 +0000

Hey Spinchange — thanks for stopping by.

Digg doesn’t have to be a ‘pure’ democracy, and in fact, it isn’t. What’s cool or not is up for debate, but what’s not is how Digg “sells” itself (other than being ‘cool’) … which is totally user driven, and when it weights its users differently, and introduces game theory mechanics that change how news ‘floats’ to the front page … one wonders if its _really_ what it bills itself to be.

cheers
t

By: Spinchange

Spinchange — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:30:50 +0000

If all voices are equal (which in practical reality they’re not), the wisdom of the crowd is only proportional to its scale. To put it another way, Digg doesn’t have to be an ideologically “pure” democracy -nor should it try to be- to be the remain the coolest thing on the web.