Comments on: What Kevin Rose Could Learn from Jason Calacanis (Or, A Look at Why Digg’s PR Is Shockingly Bad) http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/12/what-kevin-rose-could-learn-from-jason-calacanis-or-a-look-at-why-diggs-pr-shockingly-bad/ Thoughts on Web 2.0, Social Media, Marketing. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Tony http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/12/what-kevin-rose-could-learn-from-jason-calacanis-or-a-look-at-why-diggs-pr-shockingly-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Tony Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:33:24 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/12/what-kevin-rose-could-learn-from-jason-calacanis-or-a-look-at-why-diggs-pr-shockingly-bad/#comment-261 Regardless of whether they were gaming the Digg or not, one thing everyone can recognize is the time it took for them to get where they are and get those reputations -- time to submit stories, time to digg stories. That is to say -- it hasn't always been the case that the frontpage was dominated by top diggers. Because for those reasons alone, I think its worthwhile for Digg to show some measure of respect for its users -- all of them. And that includes the top / elite diggers. Sure, digg doesn't "owe" anyone anything -- what corporation does? But this piece was really about PR. And the lack of an appropriate response to the situation. Regardless of whether they were gaming the Digg or not, one thing everyone can recognize is the time it took for them to get where they are and get those reputations — time to submit stories, time to digg stories.

That is to say — it hasn’t always been the case that the frontpage was dominated by top diggers.

Because for those reasons alone, I think its worthwhile for Digg to show some measure of respect for its users — all of them. And that includes the top / elite diggers.

Sure, digg doesn’t “owe” anyone anything — what corporation does? But this piece was really about PR. And the lack of an appropriate response to the situation.

]]> By: imnotquitesure http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/12/what-kevin-rose-could-learn-from-jason-calacanis-or-a-look-at-why-diggs-pr-shockingly-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-259 imnotquitesure Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:13:57 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/12/what-kevin-rose-could-learn-from-jason-calacanis-or-a-look-at-why-diggs-pr-shockingly-bad/#comment-259 "There hasn’t been any attempt to publicly (and I mean *REALLY* publicly) apologize to the top diggers or and furthermore publicly make some sort of restitution to them." Restitution? Why? Digg has become unbalanced. They are attempting to fix it. Why are they owed something, because they found a way to stay at the top and exploited it? Kevin does not owe them anything. Digg is volunteer. If they don't like it they can leave, as they have. They did not make Digg, they did not make Digg great. If they were not there, someone else would have submitted those stories. Others did submit those stories, they did not enjoy the benefit of the Cabal though. I think they should get over themselves. Boo Hoo, the top spots are back up for grabs. If their stories are really any good, then they would keep their spots, friends or not. “There hasn’t been any attempt to publicly (and I mean *REALLY* publicly) apologize to the top diggers or and furthermore publicly make some sort of restitution to them.”

Restitution? Why? Digg has become unbalanced. They are attempting to fix it. Why are they owed something, because they found a way to stay at the top and exploited it? Kevin does not owe them anything. Digg is volunteer. If they don’t like it they can leave, as they have. They did not make Digg, they did not make Digg great. If they were not there, someone else would have submitted those stories. Others did submit those stories, they did not enjoy the benefit of the Cabal though. I think they should get over themselves. Boo Hoo, the top spots are back up for grabs. If their stories are really any good, then they would keep their spots, friends or not.

]]> By: Derek http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/12/what-kevin-rose-could-learn-from-jason-calacanis-or-a-look-at-why-diggs-pr-shockingly-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Derek Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:28:00 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/09/12/what-kevin-rose-could-learn-from-jason-calacanis-or-a-look-at-why-diggs-pr-shockingly-bad/#comment-258 Content! Content! Content! People have to keep their priorities straight. Digg will live and die by the quality of the content that gets promoted to the front page. All this attention being put on WHO submits the content is making the content that they submit suffer. Digg should be actively trying to re-focus its community on what is most important. I can't believe this has gone on for 5 days now. You're right, it feels like a lifetime. Content! Content! Content! People have to keep their priorities straight. Digg will live and die by the quality of the content that gets promoted to the front page. All this attention being put on WHO submits the content is making the content that they submit suffer.

Digg should be actively trying to re-focus its community on what is most important. I can’t believe this has gone on for 5 days now. You’re right, it feels like a lifetime.

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