Archive for the “Digg” category

Slashdot Introduces Voting Mechanism, CmdrTaco Swears “Its Not Like Digg”

by Tony Hung on August 2, 2007

Looks like Slashdot’s “Firehose” is finally going public — you know, the social / public voting mechanism for Slashdot stories. Not much to say here, other than the obvious (I won’t say it), but I suppose it’ll be useful in (…)

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When Crowds Get Out Of Control — A Case for Stronger Digg Censorship?

by Tony Hung on June 21, 2007

Recently a woman was harassed to no end, thanks to YouTube that got frontpaged on Digg. Does Digg have an obligation towards privacy violations and calls for harassment?

MySpace News Not A Juggernaut? Its The Users, Silly.

by Tony Hung on May 15, 2007

Well, some observations from the ever-observant Marshall Kirkpatrick, filtering through Mike Arrington and a few others, that MySpace News is teh dead. Or, something close to it. Crickets chirping, the slow silent death of unusage and all that rot. This (…)

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Irrefutable Evidence of a Digg Black List? Not Quite — And Why It Doesn’t Really Matter.

by Tony Hung on May 15, 2007

I don’t think it does have a black list per se — but it might have something just as effective as a black list.

Digg Revolt? Oh, The Delicious Irony.

by Tony Hung on May 2, 2007

Roosters coming home to Roost, lying in your bed after you’ve made it and all that rot.

How To Circumvent Early Bird Digger Dilemma

by Tony Hung on March 4, 2007

Be the Early Bird, or be the Black Bird (and face the consequences)

Battling the Bury Brigade Fundamentally Different than Getting Gamers

by Tony Hung on March 1, 2007

Its different because the patterns of burying and promoting are vastly different.