Digg
Digg is a social news website, it can bring your servers to their knees by sending you waves of traffic. Can you Digg it?
Digg Adds Image Functionality
Written by David Chen on December 5, 2007 | 62 comments
Day before yesterday, Digg launched its new image functionality feature. Although its primary effect on Digg will probably be to silence the countless users that keep complaining about no image section, it also makes some interesting changes to the submission process that are worth mentioning.
Is Your URL Digg Compatible?
Written by Muhammad Saleem on November 9, 2007 | 413 comments
Wouldn't it be a shame? You wrote a great piece, it was relevant not only for your general readership, but also for the social media audience. Not only that, but a user with a large audience wanted to submit your piece, but couldn't because of your URL structure.
The Qualities of a Good Digg Title
Written by David Chen on November 2, 2007 | 8 comments
Each day, thousands of stories are submitted to Digg by its users, who often have vastly different reasons for submitting them. Some use Digg as just a personal bookmarking service, while others submit their own content in the hopes that it will get attention from others. Still others just want to share good, quality content with the world. In any case, a key component of getting people to notice your story is having a good Digg title. But exactly what makes a good Digg title? This blog has written about the characteristics of good Digg titles in the past but today I thought we should take another look.
Thoof Takes a Shot at Digg, Touts Personalization
Written by Muhammad Saleem on October 3, 2007 | 4 comments
I came across an interesting video today (ironically, courtesy of Digg) that makes fun of content on Digg and then boasts the superiority of Thoof, a Digg competitor, and it's personalization engine. While this may seem like a good short-term strategy, this is likely to bite Thoof in the back.
What Digg's Recommendation Engine Means For You
Written by Muhammad Saleem on September 26, 2007 | 1 comment
Kevin Rose announced that Digg's recommendation will be launched in a few months. Here's a look at what it means for Digg, the Digg users, and the content producers We have known that this recommendation engine was coming for a while.
The Ugly Side of Digg
Written by David Chen on September 14, 2007 | 9 comments
A recent post on Digg re-confirms what we've already discussed before: If you want to go to sleep at night feeling good about the world and humanity at large, don't read Digg comments.
The Dangers of Digg Self-Submission (And How To Avoid Them)
Written by David Chen on August 31, 2007 | 9 comments
Although Pronet has made clear that our writers will not submit our own stories to any socially driven sites, hundreds if not thousands of people submit their own content (and often only their own content) to Digg on a daily basis. Today we take a look at this phenomenon and evaluate its dangers.
The Digg Upcoming Page and the Necessity for Digg Friends
Written by David Chen on August 29, 2007 | 1 comment
Last week we took a look at Reddit's New Page and praised its ability to drive traffic and serve as an interesting news source for social networking. Today we take a look at Digg's Upcoming Page and evaluate its effectiveness as a place to share news, blog posts, and other interesting websites.
Digg Bury Data Further Exposed - Find Out Why That Story Was Buried
Written by Muhammad Saleem on August 6, 2007 | 5 comments
We've been inching closer and closer to this inevitability for a long time, and though Digg will probably plug this soon enough, catch it while it's still hot and still working.
The Power of Digg Top Users (One Year Later)
Written by Muhammad Saleem on July 19, 2007 | 18 comments
One year ago Rand Fishkin posted some quite interesting and at the same time incredibly damning statistics about how a small number of contributers were doing most of the work on Digg and were responsible for a majority of the content on the front page of the site. Here's a look at new statistics, one year later.
Official Digg for iPhone Released
Written by Steve Searer on July 10, 2007 | 5 comments
With Digg.com being one of the hottest destinations on the net, it was obviously not going to be long before it released an iPhone compatible version of the site. An unofficial version had previously been created, and interestingly enough, the Digg version (though adds functionality), looks strikingly similar to it.
When Your Users Speak, Listen To Them
Written by Steve Searer on July 10, 2007 | 2 comments
Listening, unfortunately, is a trait which many businesses lack, often times, leaving users or customers feeling upset or alienated because their needs aren't being met or their concerns aren't being addressed. This is why when your users (i.e. your customers when it comes to new media) speak, you should be all ears.
Top 10 Things Digg Needs (Or Needs to Improve On)
Written by Chris Hemphill on June 29, 2007 | 84 comments
Everyone's favorite socially driven news site has a lot to offer but could also learn a lot from its users. Here are 10 things I feel the site needs to work on.
Why Use Digg Search When You Have Google Search?
Written by Chris Hemphill on June 28, 2007 | 6 comments
If you don't like Digg's site search bar you are not alone. Many Digg users recently expressed their hatred for this feature in a submission on the social news site. While many others that I have talked to say they have simply stopped using Digg's search features and instead have opted for Google Search (by using the site:digg.com [query]). Here's a little experiment.
Beginner's Guide to Digging on the Nintendo Wii
Written by Chris Hemphill on June 27, 2007 | 5 comments
With the release of the console specific Opera browser we have been able to surf the web on the Wii. Which of course means that you can finally step away from your computer screen, get comfortable in that couch and get ready to get social through your television screen.
The Digg Widget, diggthis.js, and Useless Traffic
Written by Muhammad Saleem on June 27, 2007 | 5 comments
There is no denying, by whatever measure you use, that Digg gets a lot of inbound traffic and as a result, generate a lot of outbound traffic for the site's that get showcased on its homepage. But if you look close enough, a lot of Digg's incoming traffic is absolutely useless.
The Results Are In - How You're Getting Your Diggs
Written by Steve Searer on June 26, 2007 | 8 comments
Last week I asked you all to let me know how you get your Diggs. We received a good amount of response which included a mix of answers that covered the spectrum of possibilities. I also want to extend my gratitude to everyone that participated. I really learned a lot about the Pronet audience. Let us begin.
Why The Same Content Again and Again?
Written by Muhammad Saleem on June 22, 2007 | 23 comments
I recently came across a submission on Digg that got over 6,000 Diggs and was one of the most voted on stories of the week. And this is exactly what happened the last time the same story was submitted to Digg from the same url and by the same submitter. Is this a problem?
How Do You Get Your Diggs?
Written by Steve Searer on June 21, 2007 | 332 comments
Hi everyone, given that I am new here, I am trying to get an idea of what the Pronet audience thinks about certain topics. I have listed some common methods for gathering votes on the popular socially driven news and content site, Digg.
Subvert and Profit, Still Going Strong
Written by Steve Searer on June 20, 2007 | 2 comments
When Subvert and Profit (the latest service aimed at gaming Digg) launched, there was a lot of talk about how the site would simply and quickly vanish. Well, it hasn't closed or been shut down yet, so I thought it was about time to get an update on how things are going over there. Here is the transcript of my email conversation with Ragnar at the service:
RSS-Based Social Media Engagement
Written by Muhammad Saleem on June 16, 2007 | 3 comments
Now that we've established that you should all be using delivering the entirety of your content in your RSS feed, here's the next step: social media engagement through your RSS feed.
Advertising on Digg: Jackpot or Fools Gold?
Written by Steve Searer on June 15, 2007 | 7 comments
The web's largest and most popular social news website, Digg, is slowly moving toward its third complete year in operation. With the site continuing to age and no apparent buyouts in the works, it has become much more important to continue to monetize the massive number of pageviews the site receives with advertising.
Are Sites Preparing Content 'Exclusives' for Digg Submission Prior to Posting?
Written by MG Siegler on June 8, 2007 | 8 comments
Digg uber-user MrBabyMan (over 1,000 frontpage stories now!) had an interesting observation today - he wondered if certain websites might be preparing stories as 'Digg Exclusives' and making sure they get posted to Digg before they actually go live on their site's main page. He noticed this situation with the Mac rumor site AppleInsider today.
Want Another Way To Easily Get Dugg?
Written by Muhammad Saleem on June 4, 2007 | 5 comments
I've written about it before and it still works like a charm. Here's one of the easiest ways to get your product or service featured on Digg and even on the Diggnation podcast.
Digg to Make Everything Diggable
Written by Muhammad Saleem on June 2, 2007 | 3 comments
Mashable is reporting today on Kevin's surprise visit (via video link) to the TheNextWeb conference in Amsterdam and his plans for the future of Digg. Here are my thoughts on Kevin's plans and how I think it may not be the best decision for the Digg community.
3 Common Misconceptions Regarding Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on June 1, 2007 | 11 comments
There are several misconceptions people have when it comes to content being promoted on Digg. The three main ones, though, pertain to the lifetime of an upcoming story, the number if Diggs required for a story to be promoted, and the number of friends you should have on the site and how you can benefit from that. Here's a look at the actual situation.
How-To Make Your Own coRanked Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on May 27, 2007 | 5 comments
coRank, the social bookmarking site that launched a little while ago has now launched a new Pligg-like service that allows you to make your very own socially driven service and even let's you skin it to look exactly like Digg.
Spotting and Reporting a Digg 'Gamer'
Written by Muhammad Saleem on May 19, 2007 | 12 comments
In theory, the way socially driven news and content sites like Digg, Netscape, Reddit and so on work is that the community decides what content is good and what content is bad, and then the content is either buried or promoted to the home-page of the site for mass consumption. But there are always those that try to manipulate these sites to their advantage.
Petition For a Transparent Digg
Written by MG Siegler on May 18, 2007 | 8 comments
After reading the comments from Neil's post on burying within Digg it seems that many of you are in favor of Digg opening up their bury data and making it transparent. In fact it seems to me that even those who didn't like the post may be in favor of this because some truly believe the burying is legit - and this would prove it one way or the other once and for all.
Digg is Censoring Content by Burying Stories Internally
Written by Neil Patel on May 14, 2007 | 56 comments
We all know that the main reason why stories don't hit the Digg homepage is because they get buried. Some say the buries are caused by specific Digg users who have it out for us while others just blame it on the content saying it wasn't Digg worthy. Well last week we did a test on Pronet Advertising that shows Digg might be burying stories internally.
Digg API Contest Reminder/Update
Written by MG Siegler on May 11, 2007 | 4 comments
There's less than a week to go until the Digg API Contest deadline. Be sure to get your submissions in by 8pm (Pacific) on next Wednesday, May 16th.
Kevin Rose is More Powerful Than Math
Written by Muhammad Saleem on May 9, 2007 | 10 comments
We all know that Kevin Rose has a lot of clout in the social media world because of his socially driven news and media site Digg. But did you know that the founder of Digg transcends math? Well, he does.
Digg, Cut the Bullshit - You Are Not Democratic
Written by Neil Patel on May 1, 2007 | 15 comments
Today Jay Adelson from Digg wrote on removing the HD-DVD story from Digg. As a business owner I understand why Digg removed that story, but within that blog post Jay said:
Mob Takes Over at Digg, Widespread User Revolt
Written by Muhammad Saleem on May 1, 2007 | 46 comments
Just a few hours ago I was writing that there was a reason why Digg had censored an article pointing out the HD-DVD Processing Key. While Digg is right to do so, and Jay Adelson has explained the reasons on the Digg blog, this hasn't stopped the Digg community from a full-fledged revolt.
The Reason Why Digg Removed That Story
Written by Muhammad Saleem on May 1, 2007 | 15 comments
Many people have contacted me today wondering why Digg is censoring content, and wanting me to 'expose' it. Well, to be honest, the answer is that they had to, and they were right to do it. For those that don't know what I'm talking about, a story that made it to the front-page of Digg earlier was removed from all views on the site and the url for the site where the content originated from has been blocked from being submitted to Digg.
Digg API Already Being Put to Good Use
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 27, 2007 | 2 comments
A little while back we reported that Digg had finally released an API along with a flash application toolkit. Not a lot of time has passed since then but there are already a few excellent tools that have been developed based on the API.
Why The Digg Button Gets You Buried, Not Dugg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 27, 2007 | 17 comments
Having a 'submit to Digg' button on your site definitely increases the chances of one of your readers submitting your content to the site. However, while it is generally believed that having a Digg voting button on your site will increase the chances of your content being promoted to the front-page, some recent commentary has made me re-evaluate the situation.
Meshly Mashes Twitter and Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 25, 2007 | 1 comment
Meshly is another platform for publishing quick posts to your 'space' via instant messages. The service is based on a very easy three-step approach that ultimately combines features from both Twitter and socially driven sites like Digg.
Your 69 Minutes of Fame on Digg
Written by MG Siegler on April 25, 2007 | 1 comment
NewScientist had a great article yesterday about the lifespan of a story on Digg. After a very comprehensive study (they looked at the 29,864 most popular stories during 2006), the researchers concluded that the average sustained surge in popularity that a story receives after hitting Digg's front page lasts a mere 1 hour and 9 minutes. After this point, the users of Digg have likely found something else newly promoted to the front page to occupy their interests and your story is shuffled off of the front page.
What Happened to the Digg Top Users?
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 23, 2007 | 3 comments
A recently compiled list of most active users on the socially driven news and content site, Digg, shows some interesting trends in the activity of top-ranked users.
Digg Finally Releases API, Flash Application Toolkit
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 20, 2007 | 2 comments
Digg has finally released a publicly available application programming interface along with a Flash application toolkit.
Social Media: Exacerbating the Content-Theft Problem
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 17, 2007 | 7 comments
Imagine my surprise when I opened Digg today and saw that an article titled 37 Famously Stupid Celebrity Quotes had been promoted to the front-page of the site. The last time I checked, the story had been submitted and buried at 74 Diggs, about 2 weeks ago!
The Importance of Understanding Audience Demographics
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 14, 2007 | 6 comments
Understanding the audience demographic of a media outlet when wanting to utilize it to get exposure for your content or when wanting to advertise a product or service through it, is extremely important.
Advertising on Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 10, 2007 | 10 comments
While we are all trying to get our content or service featured on the front-page of Digg, most of us have managed to over look the simplest way of getting there: Advertisements. So how much does it cost, and is it worth the price?
Algorithmically Generate The Best Title for Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 9, 2007 | 4 comments
A good title that accurately presents your content in a catchy and unique manner that will most appeal to your target audience, is very important. We have expounded on this idea many times before. Here's a quick way to check how good your title is, and its chances of success on Digg, before you actually publish an article (or submit it to Digg).
The Fastest Way to Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 7, 2007 | 3 comments
Back in October, I did a comparison of load times for the three major socially driven sites, Digg, Netscape, and Reddit. The results were quite obvious: Reddit was the fastest, since it is almost entirely text-based, Netscape came in second, and Digg was last, as expected. A few months later, Digg updated the site but failed to improve speed. The newly updated DiggRiver helps alleviate the situation.
'Subvert and Profit' Tries to Subvert Top Digger, Profit From It
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 4, 2007 | 5 comments
Subvert and Profit is soon to become the latest in many failed attempts to try and game socially driven news and content sites such as Digg. Here's a look at how they're different, the tactics they are employing, and why they will fail.
How to 'Still' Get On the Digg Homepage
Written by Neil Patel on April 4, 2007 | 12 comments
Lately a lot of people who used to get on the Digg homepage constantly have been complaining that they can't make the homepage anymore. In most cases these people are doing the exact same thing as they used to do before. Here is how you can still get on the homepage
Coding Horror at Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on April 2, 2007 | 5 comments
As a result of a mistake made by developers at Digg, not only did the site inadvertently create a flaw in their newly added friend referral feature, but they made its user-base vulnerable to a potential privacy disaster.
10 Most Popular Brands on Digg
Written by Cameron Olthuis on March 29, 2007 | 34 comments
What brands are the most popular with the Digg audience? I did a little research to gather some data so I can figure out what brands are mentioned most on Digg. What I did is I looked at the number of times a story with the brand name in the title, description, or URL has appeared on the Digg homepage in the last year.
Digg's Unknown Social Networking Functionality
Written by Muhammad Saleem on March 29, 2007 | 12 comments
Thanks to a tip from Digg top user Karim, I learned that Digg has some social networking capabilities that most users are unaware of. Here's a first look at Digg's referral feature.
Making Digg Comments Work For You, Not Against You
Written by MG Siegler on March 28, 2007 | 3 comments
Yesterday I posted about Robert Scoble calling for a Digg Boycott following his reading of the comments on the Kathy Sierra story. I posed the question: what, if anything needs to be changed with regards to Digg's comment system?
How to Write the Right Title for Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on March 26, 2007 | 10 comments
Yes it's true, content is king. If your content is great, if your service is unparalleled and your product truly novel, nothing will stand in its way, right? Well not entirely. If you are truly to take advantage of all socially driven sites have to offer, you need to focus on presentation. How you present yourself can take you long way, and here's how to do it right.
BBC Takes a Quick Look at Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on March 25, 2007 |
As part of a technology show on the news channel, BBC profiled the socially driven news and content site, Digg. Even though I am certain most of you are already aware of Digg and its many features, for many others this provides a good starting point to the social web phenomenon.
The Degradation of Digg's Front Page
Written by MG Siegler on March 23, 2007 | 15 comments
I've found myself visiting Digg less and less recently. The reason? The content on Digg's front page.
The Race of the Big Boys to Create Digg Internationally
Written by MG Siegler on March 17, 2007 | 4 comments
Perhaps knowing that if they create a direct Digg knock-off in the United States, some of the biggest names in tech, Microsoft and now Yahoo! are going international to launch their Digg-like sites. This week it is Yahoo's Minna No Topics launching in Japan.
Optimizing Firefox for Digg.com
Written by Muhammad Saleem on March 15, 2007 | 4 comments
Surfing socially driven sites can be informative and entertaining at the same time, but sometimes it can also be a little cumbersome. To help you make the best of your socially driven experience, this three-part series will help you optimize Firefox for the best socially driven experience possible.
What Everybody Ought to Know About Being a Top Digger
Written by Neil Patel on March 7, 2007 | 8 comments
Chris Winfield from 10e20 wrote an interesting article yesterday on how to become a top Digg user without doing anything shady. The purpose of the article is to teach you how to become a top user so you can increase your odds of promoting stories to the homepage. As a top Digg user, I feel that the most people don't understand the difference between a top Digg user and a normal user.
Diggnation: At a Theatre Near You
Written by Muhammad Saleem on March 1, 2007 | 4 comments
It is a testament to the success --and the loyalty/passion of the audience-- of an online video Podcast when its viewer base will go out of its way to organize large-scale offline gatherings based around viewings of an episode of the show. One podcast to reach such success is Digg.com's Diggnation.
The Bury Brigade Exists, and Here's My Proof
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 27, 2007 | 40 comments
We've heard about a purported 'Bury Brigade' on Digg time and again, with sketchy pieces of evidence here and there but no concrete proof. Until now.
Thoughts: Why Digg Didn't Add a 'Pictures' Section
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 27, 2007 | 31 comments
Digg augmented the pre-existing categories on the site today with 'Microsoft' and 'US Elections 2008'. Conspicuously missing from the mix is the much vocally demanded 'Pictures' category. Here's a look at why this may be the case, and how it may ultimately be implemented.
Digg Marred by Racism, Sexism
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 25, 2007 | 35 comments
Digg has purportedly made some strides when it comes to battling spam on the site and in conjunction with that, has unbanned several sites. While the battle against spammers is seeing some success, racism and sexism still prevail.
The Perfect Digg Bait
Written by Neil Patel on February 25, 2007 | 6 comments
The other day I was browsing the Digg homepage and noticed something really weird. It seems Craigslist made the homepage for an article that was about "why geeks and nerds make the best boyfriends" and to top it off it did really well.
Digg Lets Banned Domains Back In
Written by Neil Patel on February 23, 2007 | 49 comments
It seems Digg has unbanned a list of sites by letting them back in. From what I have noticed here are the sites that have been allowed back in.
How Efficient is Digg?
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 21, 2007 | 18 comments
You would imagine that given the limited venture capital budgets of social media sites like Digg.com, they would be scrutinizing every cost-saving measure to ensure that they are operating at maximum efficiency. A few recent post on Digg show that this may not be true.
The Future of Digg at FOWA
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 20, 2007 |
The first words from the Future of Web Apps summit going on in London are in and are quite interesting.
Spamming Digg through Instant Messenger
Written by Neil Patel on February 20, 2007 | 8 comments
Have you ever submitted a story to a social site like Digg and then messaged a few of your friends through AIM and told them to vote for it? There is nothing wrong with this but they probably know what you are up to, here's why.
The Digg Mob Claims Another Victim
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 15, 2007 | 12 comments
Yahoo revealed yesterday that they were going to start using a Digg-style voting system in the suggestion section for their numerous services. Problem is, the mob at Digg didn't take too kindly to the idea.
Adding a Photography Section on Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 12, 2007 |
It is becoming increasingly apparent that Digg is in dire need of a photography category on the site.
TailoredMusic.com: The next URL to be banned from Digg
Written by Cameron Olthuis on February 12, 2007 | 6 comments
I was alerted to TailoredMusic this morning from Mashable's post about their diggbait song titled "A Love Song for Digg". While this song might actually work because it's targeted towards the Digg audience I don't think any of their other songs are Digg material.
An Objective Look at the Changes at Digg
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 8, 2007 | 3 comments
About a week ago Digg made several important changes to the site, which have generated much commentary in the days that followed. The announcement that got the most attention, perhaps unreasonably so, was the Digg Team's decision to remove the Top Diggers list from the site.
What 15 Days on Digg Can Do For You
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 6, 2007 | 7 comments
It's not often that we come across such a perfect case study of what consistent social media traffic can do for your site in terms of site rank, traffic, and exposure. The case study is the rise of Knuttz.net.
Getting On Digg Is Federleezee
Written by Neil Patel on February 2, 2007 | 5 comments
People are trying all kinds of methods to make the Digg homepage but it seems that Kevin Federline has just beaten them all to the punch. Today, a story about Mr. Federline being offered a job at Taco Bell made the homepage and it did extremely with well over 1000 diggs. Here are a few things we all can learn about Digg from Kevin
Latest Digg Payola Exposed!
Written by Muhammad Saleem on February 1, 2007 | 24 comments
Thanks to my friend and top Digg user #6 Karim Yergaliyev (supernova17), we bring to you the latest edition of 'Digg Payola Exposed!'
Titles, Descriptions and Digg
Written by Neil Patel on January 28, 2007 | 5 comments
Most people think that the key to getting on the Digg homepage is great content. Although this is true, a good Digg title and description can make "non-Digg worthy" content reach the homepage.
Don't forget to learn from your Diggs
Written by Neil Patel on January 24, 2007 | 5 comments
Chris Hooley and I were talking today and we both noticed that Market Wire has been spamming Digg for almost 200 days. They have submitted over 300 press releases to Digg from their own Digg account in an attempt to get their press releases more attention.
The rise of "Made For Digg" websites
Written by Cameron Olthuis on January 17, 2007 | 11 comments
Ethan Kaplan recently proposed a new term, Made for Digg (MFD), which is similar to Made for AdSense (MFA). For those of you that don't know what a MFA website is, it is basically a website that has a sole purpose of getting people to click on AdSense ads. In a similar manner, MFD describes websites that are specifically built for Digg bait.
There's More to Digg Than Meets the Eye
Written by Neil Patel on January 15, 2007 | 6 comments
Although the concept of Digg seems very simple, it is actually very complicated. Most people think stories are submitted and the ones that are at the top of the upcoming section are the ones that are going to get promoted to the homepage next.
There Is More to Digg than the Homepage
Written by Neil Patel on January 8, 2007 | 12 comments
Sites like Digg are well known for driving thousands of visitors to a website within a very short period of time. Because of this everyone is scrambling to get a story on the homepage without realizing that they could get hundreds of hits from Digg on a daily basis without even getting their site on Digg's homepage.
How to become a top 100 Digg user
Written by Neil Patel on December 27, 2006 | 14 comments
Lately it seems like more and more Digg users are trying to be in the top 100. As time goes on it will get harder due to Digg's phenomenal growth. If you are looking to become a top 100 user here is how one user (aaaz) did it in 30 days.
Digg unto others as you would have them Digg unto you
Written by Neil Patel on December 21, 2006 | 9 comments
Over the past few months more and more marketers have been catching on to the whole social media scene because it can do wonders for a business when it comes to anything from marketing a product or service to increasing search engine rankings. Getting on sites like Digg can drastically improve a website's traffic and link popularity. If you are a marketer trying to get on Digg here are some of the things you should know.
Digg's New Features, Plus a Submitter's Perspective
Written by Neil Patel on December 18, 2006 |
Today I wrote my first article for Search Engine Land, "The new Digg features plus, a Submitter's Perspective".
Yet Another Top Digger Gets Banned
Written by Neil Patel on December 13, 2006 | 11 comments
A few days ago the number 7th Digg user, Karim (supernova17), got banned from Digg for submitting a story for money. With Digg becoming a popular social news site that is becoming increasingly attractive to companies, it seems that more and more top users are being offered money for submissions and with all the talk from Jason Calacanis about top Digg users getting paid by PR firms it appears that yet another Digg user's account just got banned.
Spying on Digg
Written by Neil Patel on December 11, 2006 | 6 comments
One of the most commonly used feature on Digg is Digg Spy, most people are using it as a way to see what stories people are submitting, digging, burying and commenting on. Digg Spy is great for all of those things, but it can do a lot more for you.
CNet's story about Digg needs a reality check
Written by Neil Patel on December 5, 2006 | 8 comments
I recently did an interview with Elinor Mills from C|Net on Digg spam and noticed that the article contained a lot of inaccurate information. She quoted me as saying
How Not To Get Your URL Banned From Digg
Written by Neil Patel on November 26, 2006 | 8 comments
A lot of bloggers feel that the key to increasing their traffic is to get on the Digg front page as often as they can. Most of these bloggers do so by scooping news, writing how to guides or even top 10 lists, but most don't realize that you have to be careful or else your URL will get banned from Digg.
Beginner's Guide to Digg
Written by Neil Patel on November 6, 2006 | 31 comments
If you have ever felt like you had to dig around the Internet for good content, you might want to look at something called Digg (digg.com). Digg is a site that will help you avoid the process of digging and instead, get exactly what others have dug up so you can see some of the great sites/stories/things out there on the Internet. ...
Digg makes it harder to get dugg
Written by Neil Patel on October 31, 2006 | 19 comments
Today Digg made a major modification to their algorithm. With thousands of stories being listed on Digg everyday it seemed like too many mediocre ones were making the front page, so it appears that Digg modified their algorithm (or the algorithm automatically modified itself) for stories to require more diggs before they hit the front page.
How to get the most out of digg traffic
Written by Neil Patel on October 25, 2006 | 11 comments
A lot of people consider digg traffic as being useless because they think most digg visitors will never come back to your blog. This is not necessarily true, especially if you do a few tweaks to your blog so you can actually get some benefit from the traffic. These tweaks will not only help you retain visitors from digg, but also will help retain regular visitors as well.
5 more ways to make the digg front page
Written by Neil Patel on October 3, 2006 | 9 comments
Yesterday SEO Black Hat wrote 10 Steps to Guarantee You Make the Digg Front Page, which discusses 10 tips to help you get on the digg front page. Here are the tips he recommended.
Paying for diggs
Written by Neil Patel on October 2, 2006 | 5 comments
I was just reading Search Engine Journal and I saw something quite interesting. A site called User/Submitter is providing a service that will help you get on the digg frontpage. If you are a user you can get paid 50 cents for each story you digg and as a submitter you are charged a base price of $20 and $1 for each digg you desire.
Traffic comparison of StumbleUpon, digg and del.icio.us
Written by Neil Patel on October 2, 2006 | 5 comments
During the second week of September I wrote a post called My 50 favorite design resources that got traffic as a result of StumbleUpon, digg and del.icio.us. The article received 11350 visitors from StumbleUpon, 8879 from digg and 2715 from del.icio.us. As a result here are my observations regarding the visitors and overall traffic:
What you need to know about digg and Netscape
Written by Neil Patel on September 28, 2006 | 8 comments
Many people have been using digg and the new Netscape and think that they are exactly the same, but they are not. Both of them are community driven websites, but there are many differences between them that affect how well the stories you submit perform on them.
How to get on the digg homepage
Written by Neil Patel on September 21, 2006 | 8 comments
Lately many bloggers have been making an extra effort to try and get on the digg homepage so that they can increase the popularity of their blog. Many of the bloggers will do almost anything to accomplish this, some go as far as telling all of their friends on their AIM buddy list to digg their story while others go to the extreme of joining digging groups where everyone diggs each others story. If you really want to get on digg, here is how you do it.
Using digg and Netscape to get traffic
Written by Neil Patel on September 19, 2006 | 22 comments
In the last couple of months more and more bloggers have been catching onto the power of digg and Netscape. Bloggers have realized that if they get their blog on the homepage of digg or Netscape thousands of visitors will flood into their blog within minutes. So the question is, how can digg and Netscape be leveraged for traffic, and what results can you expect from them?
My digg wish list
Written by Neil Patel on June 27, 2006 | 8 comments
Recently digg launched version 3.0 which allows a broader range of topics to now be submitted. The new digg is a great improvement compared to the last version, but with some small tweaks...
Netscape's digg clone, Better then most
Written by Neil Patel on June 15, 2006 |
Netscape Beta launched last night, it has a similar concept to digg, but seems to be more oriented towards the masses. When I first saw it, I was impressed on how well they optimized it for search engines.
Why Digg gets Dug
Written by Neil Patel on April 14, 2006 | 2 comments
Face it, closing your eyes and wishing for ranking isn't going to work. There are a lot of Web 2.0 companies out there banking on search engine popularity, but to get this takes a lot more than a good product, service, or website design. Some companies are successful because they have taken the time to build a website that will get them in the door with search engines in a big way. Digg.com is one of these sites and probably one of the most successful social networking sites out there. So what is it that makes gets digg.com dug by search engines? Here are a few things that digg.com does which make it so popular with the search engines.
