Comments on: Digg Takes Aim At YouTube, Ignores Same Old Problems http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/ Thoughts on Web 2.0, Social Media, Marketing. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Scammbuster http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-8024 Scammbuster Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:17:11 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/#comment-8024 Well that will certainly pave the way to more spamming and get-rich-quick-schemes. Recently more and more people are abusing the embeds from youtube and google video to generate AdSense revenue. A site promoting this obvious fraud is thevideosense.com I posted my letters of concern on my <a href="http://scammbuster.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a>. They are directed at Youtube, AdSense and Google Video. Take some time to read them on how these people operate and how they spam the internet. Well that will certainly pave the way to more spamming and get-rich-quick-schemes.

Recently more and more people are abusing the embeds from youtube and google video to generate AdSense revenue. A site promoting this obvious fraud is thevideosense.com

I posted my letters of concern on my BLOG. They are directed at Youtube, AdSense and Google Video. Take some time to read them on how these people operate and how they spam the internet.

]]> By: jangelo http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-4882 jangelo Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:11:23 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/#comment-4882 "As for the others (”Diggers are Lemmings” and “The Bury Button Is Flawed”) there are some solutions, but only time will tell if a behind the scene change in the algo will remedy that." I think DIGG is more of a mobocracy than democracy. I've been steering away from DIGG for quite some time now. I was actually quite surprised with the design/functionality (if any!) change. I used to have a couple of articles of mine (on my blogs) dugg each week. But more were buried, and most of the time I doubt there is any valid reason for the buries. "My completely hypothetical and untested opinion is that it is easier to “bury” blindly because of your preconceived opinions ..." True. True. And if you check the comment threads, most people bury stories after reading strong opinions voiced out on the comment threads, and not the article linked itself. “As for the others (”Diggers are Lemmings” and “The Bury Button Is Flawed”) there are some solutions, but only time will tell if a behind the scene change in the algo will remedy that.”

I think DIGG is more of a mobocracy than democracy. I’ve been steering away from DIGG for quite some time now. I was actually quite surprised with the design/functionality (if any!) change. I used to have a couple of articles of mine (on my blogs) dugg each week. But more were buried, and most of the time I doubt there is any valid reason for the buries.

“My completely hypothetical and untested opinion is that it is easier to “bury” blindly because of your preconceived opinions …”

True. True. And if you check the comment threads, most people bury stories after reading strong opinions voiced out on the comment threads, and not the article linked itself.

]]> By: Shane http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-4840 Shane Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:34:19 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/#comment-4840 I left the wrong link to the article I wrote about this subject. So here is the right link :) http://www.getyourblogread.com/blog/2006/12/16/digg-is-fixable-and-here-is-how/#comments I left the wrong link to the article I wrote about this subject. So here is the right link :)

http://www.getyourblogread.com/blog/2006/12/16/digg-is-fixable-and-here-is-how/#comments

]]> By: Shane http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-4835 Shane Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:26:55 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/#comment-4835 Man I said this one my blog a week ago! One way to limit the the bs voting is to limit each user to one vote per minute. Man I said this one my blog a week ago! One way to limit the the bs voting is to limit each user to one vote per minute.

]]> By: franky http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-4803 franky Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:02:29 +0000 http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2006/12/19/digg-takes-aim-at-youtube-ignores-same-old-problems/#comment-4803 <em>I mean, sure everyone has had enough of the clear mac-like bubbles, reflections, and fisher-price style writing</em> Brilliant! <em>...but blue and green isn’t old enough to be “retro”, man!</em> How many people (actual diggers) do remember those times? Me, I preferred the old look, but this time Digg might actually <em>look revolutionary</em> to many. Oh my... thanks for that Digg. The navigation change... I think this was a bad move on a navigation intensive site such as Digg. Personally I would prefer the old left sidebar, and that even in a fixed position so that while scrolling down the pages I can easily change the section I am reading without having to scroll. Sure every designer will kill me now, but on a site with thousands of articles daily, navigation IS important. Maybe the should just let the users drag and drop the different parts of the page. Now that would be a change! And surely be a motivation to stay longer on the site. The digg typical problems? Good point about the marketers. The good ones work underground and Sony needs new ones as well, although I doubt Sony used/paid diggers. First read than Digg would IMO mean an iframe with 25-30 sec. counter and then the Digg button at the bottom of the page so you would have to scroll. Now how's that for bubble 1.0? And even that would not be a guarantee that the entry would be read. Also many diggers would leave. Last but not least, the bury mentality. No, even Digg won't change the human nature. The time is ripe for something new, something after Digg! And sorry, long entry, long comment. ;-) I mean, sure everyone has had enough of the clear mac-like bubbles, reflections, and fisher-price style writing

Brilliant!

…but blue and green isn’t old enough to be “retro”, man!

How many people (actual diggers) do remember those times? Me, I preferred the old look, but this time Digg might actually look revolutionary to many. Oh my… thanks for that Digg.
The navigation change… I think this was a bad move on a navigation intensive site such as Digg. Personally I would prefer the old left sidebar, and that even in a fixed position so that while scrolling down the pages I can easily change the section I am reading without having to scroll. Sure every designer will kill me now, but on a site with thousands of articles daily, navigation IS important. Maybe the should just let the users drag and drop the different parts of the page. Now that would be a change! And surely be a motivation to stay longer on the site.

The digg typical problems?
Good point about the marketers. The good ones work underground and Sony needs new ones as well, although I doubt Sony used/paid diggers.

First read than Digg would IMO mean an iframe with 25-30 sec. counter and then the Digg button at the bottom of the page so you would have to scroll. Now how’s that for bubble 1.0?
And even that would not be a guarantee that the entry would be read. Also many diggers would leave.

Last but not least, the bury mentality. No, even Digg won’t change the human nature.

The time is ripe for something new, something after Digg!
And sorry, long entry, long comment. ;-)

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