Comments on: Digging Your Own Grave: Selective Censorship and Social Media http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: baron http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 baron Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:35:34 +0000 http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/#comment-1007 1) These A-list blogs also post a lot of dud articles so Digg helps sift out the interesting ones. Considering the number of times you see TC, Engadget, CNN or whatever I think a log of people would be shocked to see the traffic Digg sends their way. I always make an effort to find sites that are less well-known but have really good content whenever I can. TC and others are already rich and popular enough. 2) I think it's turning into a subterfuge for mods/admins manipulating stuff. If they ever turned it on as is, I'm sure we'll see a couple skeletons jump out of the closet dancing to "New York, New York". 1) These A-list blogs also post a lot of dud articles so Digg helps sift out the interesting ones. Considering the number of times you see TC, Engadget, CNN or whatever I think a log of people would be shocked to see the traffic Digg sends their way.

I always make an effort to find sites that are less well-known but have really good content whenever I can. TC and others are already rich and popular enough.

2) I think it’s turning into a subterfuge for mods/admins manipulating stuff. If they ever turned it on as is, I’m sure we’ll see a couple skeletons jump out of the closet dancing to “New York, New York”.

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-999 HMTKSteve Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:50:27 +0000 http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/#comment-999 1) Why is TechCrunch getting such a large amount of traffic via Digg? I thought they were "A" list bloggers over there? 2) Digg will likely never go transparent in regards to bury information. I'm sure too many stories are being buried by the mods or the same group of users and they know who is doing the burying because they have direct access to the database! 1) Why is TechCrunch getting such a large amount of traffic via Digg? I thought they were “A” list bloggers over there?

2) Digg will likely never go transparent in regards to bury information. I’m sure too many stories are being buried by the mods or the same group of users and they know who is doing the burying because they have direct access to the database!

]]> By: baron http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-996 baron Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:52:07 +0000 http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/#comment-996 I don't understand this curtain of silence regarding buries either. It's like they don't want to deal with burying stuff in an open way. I'm thinking it's because the Digg admins want to use it as a tool of censorship for themselves as well. I don’t understand this curtain of silence regarding buries either. It’s like they don’t want to deal with burying stuff in an open way. I’m thinking it’s because the Digg admins want to use it as a tool of censorship for themselves as well.

]]> By: Charbarred http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Charbarred Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:46:18 +0000 http://baron.vc/digging-your-own-grave-selective-censorship-and-social-media/#comment-993 They're being very weird lately. Here's a new one: If you go to my submitted stories (http://www.digg.com/users/charbarred/news/submitted) you'll find that I submitted 2 stories yesterday. If you visit my homepaged stories (http://www.digg.com/users/charbarred/news/homepage) you'll find 2 extra stories I submitted yesterday. OK, so I'm guessing the 2 missing stories were buried, but why hide them from me? Also, wouldn't it make more sense to just stick an icon next to them saying "buried"? Is digg ashamed of having stories being buried? They’re being very weird lately. Here’s a new one:
If you go to my submitted stories (http://www.digg.com/users/charbarred/news/submitted) you’ll find that I submitted 2 stories yesterday.
If you visit my homepaged stories (http://www.digg.com/users/charbarred/news/homepage) you’ll find 2 extra stories I submitted yesterday.
OK, so I’m guessing the 2 missing stories were buried, but why hide them from me? Also, wouldn’t it make more sense to just stick an icon next to them saying “buried”? Is digg ashamed of having stories being buried?

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