There is a poll included in this post, so that members of the popular "non-hierarchical" digg and reddit link submission sites, bloggers and others can give their opinions as to what the status of blogs should be on those sites.
The poll allows for multiple answers, and when enough data is collected I will publish the results. The digg and reddit site operators might be interested in this opinion poll as well. You can also weigh in with a specific comment or remark below.
Both digg and reddit are busy, prominent sites where members can submit links to news stories and other articles. The linked articles are read, reviewed and voted on by member readers rather than an editorial board. If you submit a good article link that gets promoted by readers it can generate more than a few visits to the host web site for that article. One site is called digg and the other is called reddit. They both allow links to blogs, and that may be of interest to some of you wanting to get wider exposure for published articles or stories. However you may not find a welcome committee for your submitted blog links at either site, especially digg, as some members have a bias against blog content. On the other hand, a good article posted by a blog can still do well in the rankings on either site... Full Story
What is Digg?
"Digg is a technology news website that combines social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, and non-hierarchical editorial control. With digg, users submit stories for review, but rather than allow an editor to decide which stories go on the homepage, the users do."
-Quoted from the sites frequently asked questions page.
Readers select or vote on story/article links they like and these "Diggs" promote them to higher prominence on the site. A popular article link can generate many hits to the site hosting that article. Although Digg has expanded its categories of links it still has a strong bias for technology related stories, and there is a tendency for blog links to be flamed by nasty comments, or not get "Dugg".
What is Reddit?
Reddit is a similar service, but perhaps more democratic because they don't specify categories for submitted links.
"A source for what's new and popular on the web -- personalized for you. We want to democratize the traditional model by giving editorial control to the people who use the site, not those who run it. Your votes train a filter, so let reddit know what you liked and disliked, because you'll begin to be recommended links filtered to your tastes."
-Quoted from the sites frequently asked questions page.
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digg, reddit, social bookmarks, polls
1 comment:
It didn't take long to receive a flaming comment from a digg member about this post. It was the usual blogs are destroying the universe rant, and accusations that I was trying to generate traffic to this site in a shameless way. Of course blogs should not be exempt from criticism, but so many of these flames on sites like digg simply begin an argument with the premise that blogs are not legitimate sites. I would assume that most web sites have some interest in generating traffic or curiosity about their sites by publishing good content. The irony here is that this post was partly an attempt to provide digg and reddit members an opportunity to leave their thoughtful opinions and comments about blogs whether positive or negative - most of us appreciate constructive criticism. I'm learning that blogs still have some hurdles to overcome in order to gain wider acceptance in the web community, and that some surfers will treat them with disdain regardless of their content. Despite the flamers, I still think that digg and reddit are useful sites, and bloggers should participate in them.
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