Comments on: 3 Things I Learned from Submitting to Social Media http://baron.vc/3-things-i-learned-from-submitting-to-social-media/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:51:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: baron http://baron.vc/3-things-i-learned-from-submitting-to-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-92 baron Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:06:32 +0000 http://baron.vc/3-things-i-learned-from-submitting-to-social-media/#comment-92 Actually, there are quite a few cases of self submitted URLs from being banned forever, even by very prominent Digg members. It all depends on the content (stuff with a business bent or self-promotional bent get buried) and whether people start calling you a spammer. Once the mob kicks in it becomes like a lynch mob. Personally, if the content's good who cares? But apparently the community and Digg the corporation doesn't feel that way. Once you get some exposure you just have to be a little more careful and keep away from the submit button a while. Actually, there are quite a few cases of self submitted URLs from being banned forever, even by very prominent Digg members. It all depends on the content (stuff with a business bent or self-promotional bent get buried) and whether people start calling you a spammer. Once the mob kicks in it becomes like a lynch mob.

Personally, if the content’s good who cares? But apparently the community and Digg the corporation doesn’t feel that way. Once you get some exposure you just have to be a little more careful and keep away from the submit button a while.

]]> By: Cameron http://baron.vc/3-things-i-learned-from-submitting-to-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Cameron Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:48:51 +0000 http://baron.vc/3-things-i-learned-from-submitting-to-social-media/#comment-88 Being a Digg member before becoming a blogger, naturally I try to submit stories here and there from my own blog. Today I had my first success when I woke up to a little over 2000 hits on my blog, which had been averaging a pitiful 18-20. Sometimes it's hard not to resort to using Digg. I'm curious to see a documented form of the backlash that apparently occurs from submitting your own blog. It'd be nice if I had an established user base to work with, but I'm still not quite there yet at this point. Other than the possibility of your blog being marked as "spam," what are the possible repercussions from submitting your own blog? Wouldn't you agree that submitting original content would make this a less likely scenario? Being a Digg member before becoming a blogger, naturally I try to submit stories here and there from my own blog. Today I had my first success when I woke up to a little over 2000 hits on my blog, which had been averaging a pitiful 18-20. Sometimes it’s hard not to resort to using Digg.

I’m curious to see a documented form of the backlash that apparently occurs from submitting your own blog. It’d be nice if I had an established user base to work with, but I’m still not quite there yet at this point. Other than the possibility of your blog being marked as “spam,” what are the possible repercussions from submitting your own blog? Wouldn’t you agree that submitting original content would make this a less likely scenario?

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