Comments on: Who is digging you?

By: elliott

elliott — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:38:12 +0000

Jason,

From what I have read around the blogosphere of how Digg calculates popular items, it does so by taking into consideration the number of friends/fans you have as a ratio to the number of diggs it receives. This way, if you only have 50 friends, and all of them digg it, then each article would become popular.

I do agree with you that there are certain articles that do better, but I’m not sure because there is such a wide range of topics that become popular.

By: Jason A Clark

Jason A Clark — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:17:45 +0000

I wasn’t aware that Digg uses a ratio. I doubt it really matters to me since I don’t write anything that interest the people on Digg. I use to try to get my stories Dugg, but you really have to have certain kinds of articles and I just don’t fit the bill.

By: elliott

elliott — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:57:35 +0000

Wayne, I can relate to the tech stuff submissions. It seems that if it isn’t related the the Mac, IPod, or Leopard OS, it is tough to get on the front page.

I did have one article dealing with blogging redirects that made it to the front page however. It can be a good thing, but it can also consume and take the focus away from blogging as well.

Thanks for the comments!

By: Wayne Liew

Wayne Liew — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:57:59 +0000

If you are not writing about tech stuffs and let’s say you are writing about blogging guides. Do you think that your articles will get a chance to be featured up there?

As a blogger who is writing blogging guides, I don’t find Digg is useful for me although I am currently on a hype in submitting my own articles there and adding friends actively.

After reading your post, it somehow enlightens me. I guess I will be leaving Digg soon, it just creates no space for some categories.