Apparently Robert Scoble and myself aren't the only ones finding Digg, well, less than useful. Ethan Kaplan at Blackrimglasses says:
"I like Digg, I like Kevin and Jay, but is it my imagination or has Digg become Fark? Its mostly 14 year old humor and tech gossip, not as much substantive."
Andy Beale may have the reason why:
"Want to know a quick and easy way to get on the front page of Digg? Simply find one of their moderators and persuade him/her that you deserve to be on the front page. According to The Mu Life, a moderator can get you on the front page with just 1 Digg!"
I'm a longtime techie (30 years in IT) and a Digg member who is interested both in tech articles and in news and opinion.
Digg is becoming irrelevant because any substantive political news or opinion is immediately being buried by a circle of liberals who are determined to keep the front page clear of any opinions or news that frightens them and that they are unable to refute.
Healthy, vigorous debate draws traffic to Digg and any other website that fosters it. Digg would benefit by changing its algorithm to make it much more difficult for liberals or anyone else to bury large blocks of stories simply to censor views that are not their own. If Kevin and Jay don't step in to do something about this automatic censoring, then Digg will become a very boring place, and membership and viewership will fall off.
If the substantive stories continue to be buried, then little will remain but those wearisome mainstays of 14-year-old boys: Playstation 3, Wii, iPod, scatological humor, and raunchy or prank videos. It's true that I can filter out that stuff, but what will be left to read on Digg if I do?
Posted by: Alida Weber | December 9, 2006 9:27 PM | Permalink to Comment