Comments on: Understanding digg http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/ The theory of social networks and the evolution of the web. Studying the social web, network theory, blogging and privacy issues of the internet. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: robojiannis http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-76 robojiannis Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:01:56 +0000 http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-76 @ Terry I agree that stumbleupon brings much more traffic (and also am skeptical about the feed). I'm preparing an entry on the matter, so I'll keep you posted. @ Terry
I agree that stumbleupon brings much more traffic (and also am skeptical about the feed). I’m preparing an entry on the matter, so I’ll keep you posted.

]]> By: Terry Heath http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-75 Terry Heath Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:50:30 +0000 http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-75 I've dugg a few of my own posts, but very little came of it anyway. What seems to really work is StumbleUpon. Yesterday someone stumbled my post on Twitter and I received 120 unique visitors to that post yesterday. I noticed you stumbled another of my posts and it has brought some traffic as well. I think the combination that worked so well on the Twitter stumble is that someone other than me bookmarked it, and it seems to be a topic people are interested in these days. The only problem with the traffic from these social bookmarking sites seems to be little if any of the visitors subscribed to my RSS feed. I assume they would rather watch StumbleUpon or Digg for new posts than follow my individual blog. BTW, thanks for the stumble! I’ve dugg a few of my own posts, but very little came of it anyway. What seems to really work is StumbleUpon. Yesterday someone stumbled my post on Twitter and I received 120 unique visitors to that post yesterday. I noticed you stumbled another of my posts and it has brought some traffic as well.

I think the combination that worked so well on the Twitter stumble is that someone other than me bookmarked it, and it seems to be a topic people are interested in these days.

The only problem with the traffic from these social bookmarking sites seems to be little if any of the visitors subscribed to my RSS feed. I assume they would rather watch StumbleUpon or Digg for new posts than follow my individual blog.

BTW, thanks for the stumble!

]]> By: robojiannis http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-72 robojiannis Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:34:51 +0000 http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-72 @Micha I disagree with the tactic of self-promotion when you customize the content of your posts, to 'satisfy' certain people/communities. Otherwise, one could understand the whole blogging experience (linking to articles, the blogroll, commenting, etc) as a self-promotion. And in a way it is. But when it is done with a manner, which actually contributes to the whole community, I don't see it as self-promotion anymore. Then you don't see it as efficiency tactic, you see it as communication. Wouldn't you do the same to promote your blog,work, or exhibition? Would you find it unethical? I repaired the broken link, thanks for the heads up. ;) @Micha
I disagree with the tactic of self-promotion when you customize the content of your posts, to ’satisfy’ certain people/communities.

Otherwise, one could understand the whole blogging experience (linking to articles, the blogroll, commenting, etc) as a self-promotion. And in a way it is. But when it is done with a manner, which actually contributes to the whole community, I don’t see it as self-promotion anymore. Then you don’t see it as efficiency tactic, you see it as communication. Wouldn’t you do the same to promote your blog,work, or exhibition? Would you find it unethical?

I repaired the broken link, thanks for the heads up. ;)

]]> By: Micha http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-70 Micha Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:08:25 +0000 http://changemod.com/755/2008/01/03/understanding-digg/#comment-70 Thanks! Interesting opinion. But what about the ethical implications of self-promotion? Is it only about efficiency or should there also be other concerns? Cheers! PS: Unfortunately the link behind "The research of xedant.com on the subject says it all, i think." seems not to work... Thanks! Interesting opinion. But what about the ethical implications of self-promotion? Is it only about efficiency or should there also be other concerns?

Cheers!

PS: Unfortunately the link behind “The research of xedant.com on the subject says it all, i think.” seems not to work…

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