The big news on Digg several weeks ago revolved around the fact that algorithm changed. Whether this was due to people finding out the original algorithm or simply for Digg to ensure that actual user-driven and approved content was hitting the main page is completely up to whoever is speculating.
Over the past weekend, I was watching stories in Upcoming events (pretty lame I know but I was recovering from a nasty cold) as well as checking which stories made it to the Digg Recently Popular (main) page. Of course, the ones with the highest hit count made the page and those with low hit counts ( mine included) traveled into Digg oblivion and later to the back end of some 31,000,000+ hit Google search. (Try Lindsey Lohan)
While making this observation, I also noticed that there were a ton of stories hitting the Digg main page that had never once touched the Upcoming page. Stories from the major news sites, big-hit blogs and the like were flying up the charts.
These stories were getting 1000+ hit counts and they had never once touched the Upcoming page!
5 Questions:
How is this possible?
Why are sites that already getting millions of hit in a day from the sole fact that they are not only running a professionally maintained site but they also have televised news?
Why are sites like MSNBC, CNN, Fox News (this should never make the main page unless it's completely ludicrous!) implementing Digg into their websites?
Have minor bloggers such as myself made that much of impact that we are now trying to be blocked out by the giants?
Is what we say as influential and quality as what they say?
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I'm viewing this as inspirational and something to keep me blogging. News sites feel like they losing a battle that never really was meant to happen. The stories that are climbing through Upcoming page and bringing in hits the "real" way are earning my respect. I have been made friends with a lot of these Diggers and I Digg them!
To my Digg friends: I will Digg you to the top if your material is good! You are all the reason why Digg was started! You have earned my respect and I will Digg you to the end!
To the network news sites: Is it really necessary to infiltrate Digg to boost your "all knowing egos?" I enjoy what you have to write and I read it on your sites. I don't need to read it on Digg as well!
To the major blogs: I'm not criticizing you in the least. You have worked you @sses off and you have reached a level that every blogger wishes to reach. Keep up the great work and, again, I'll Digg you to the end!
To all other Digg submitters: Digg original material. Don't copy crap and call it your own. I don't need to hear from Joe Blow in Peidmont, ND that Apple released SDK when it's been on every major news site, tech site and reputable blogger for the past 4 hours.
Be Creative!
Have a great day!
Showing posts with label blog exposure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog exposure. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Digg Profiles are Rocking Technorati's World
Technorati is, or was, the site for all major websites and blogs to register with. Everything about that particular service is meant to be directed towards the promotion of all websites. Things have changed and not necessarily for the better.
After Technorati's CEO stepped down and some new features were added to a changing user interface, I found that there was a major shift moving from support for all blogs and websites, no matter how large or small, towards a specialization and promotion of the larger, more popular websites. My blog stood in the middle of the field. I had some nice links from a wide variety of blogs and websites and my Authority ranking was rising or staying level at a comfortable rate for an amateur attempt at blogging.
However, more recently I've seen a huge decline in my Authority due to links becoming outdated and just an overall lack of use from people. Technorati has lost the massive amount of influence it had on the blogging world in the matter of a few short months. My reasoning for making this statement is based upon the fact that my Authority ranking has decreased as my links have expired but my overall ranking has not fluctuated!
People are not added their blogs or websites to Technorati's service. If anything, they may be losing numbers. Why else would my overall ranking on the system remain the same for weeks at a time? Anyone?
As much as many people disliked Digg as it grew exponentially over the past year, this is becoming the service to use. With the addition of Digg Profiles, I can now link up with a lot of the people that share similar interests and I can check out their additions to ever growing service.
I support the Digg articles that are hitting the front page with a massive numbers of "Digg's" because I can only hope and work to have an article reach that point someday. These are the articles that are breaking news not only on Digg but most of the major news sources several minutes/hours after they hit Digg.
The "Upcoming" tab, however, is where we need to start looking to get some exposure for everyone, even the amateur guys like me. The "Upcoming" tab has become my new best friend in regards to both blogging/technology information and news.
So is this trend of moving away from a desire to have links to your blog within other blogs going to stay strong? I hope so! Could having a centralized place, like Digg, to post your new entries be the best thing for new and old bloggers? Definitely! Is Digg Profile's helpful in bringing a personal aspect to what you want to see in the daily search for breaking news? That's a big YES!
Technorati: do something now because you are losing ground to other services quickly!
Digg: Keep rocking and making it so much easier for all bloggers to get their word out to the world!
I could be wrong in that Technorati's service is still superior and Digg has no comparison, but I find that to be VERY unlikely! Prove me wrong!
Don't forget to Digg me and/or subscribe! Link up if you want.
Have a great day!
After Technorati's CEO stepped down and some new features were added to a changing user interface, I found that there was a major shift moving from support for all blogs and websites, no matter how large or small, towards a specialization and promotion of the larger, more popular websites. My blog stood in the middle of the field. I had some nice links from a wide variety of blogs and websites and my Authority ranking was rising or staying level at a comfortable rate for an amateur attempt at blogging.
However, more recently I've seen a huge decline in my Authority due to links becoming outdated and just an overall lack of use from people. Technorati has lost the massive amount of influence it had on the blogging world in the matter of a few short months. My reasoning for making this statement is based upon the fact that my Authority ranking has decreased as my links have expired but my overall ranking has not fluctuated!
People are not added their blogs or websites to Technorati's service. If anything, they may be losing numbers. Why else would my overall ranking on the system remain the same for weeks at a time? Anyone?
As much as many people disliked Digg as it grew exponentially over the past year, this is becoming the service to use. With the addition of Digg Profiles, I can now link up with a lot of the people that share similar interests and I can check out their additions to ever growing service.
I support the Digg articles that are hitting the front page with a massive numbers of "Digg's" because I can only hope and work to have an article reach that point someday. These are the articles that are breaking news not only on Digg but most of the major news sources several minutes/hours after they hit Digg.
The "Upcoming" tab, however, is where we need to start looking to get some exposure for everyone, even the amateur guys like me. The "Upcoming" tab has become my new best friend in regards to both blogging/technology information and news.
So is this trend of moving away from a desire to have links to your blog within other blogs going to stay strong? I hope so! Could having a centralized place, like Digg, to post your new entries be the best thing for new and old bloggers? Definitely! Is Digg Profile's helpful in bringing a personal aspect to what you want to see in the daily search for breaking news? That's a big YES!
Technorati: do something now because you are losing ground to other services quickly!
Digg: Keep rocking and making it so much easier for all bloggers to get their word out to the world!
I could be wrong in that Technorati's service is still superior and Digg has no comparison, but I find that to be VERY unlikely! Prove me wrong!
Don't forget to Digg me and/or subscribe! Link up if you want.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Blog Action Day
Continuing with the theme of the week surrounding the blogosphere and getting some exposure in the process, there is a site that is doing so much to help everyone and everything.
Blog Action Day is a website that is trying to unite as many bloggers and websites to participate in a mass effect promotion for one topic. The topic for this year happens to be the environment.
This idea is simply amazing in its simplistic, yet incredibly affective approach. By adding your site and writing about the environment on October 15th, you will get exposure as one of the many sites involved for this great cause.
The green movement is pretty much unstoppable at this point and is just now starting to take hold in the U.S. This site should help to organize the world of private relay of information, in blogging and personal websites, into letting the world know there is strength in numbers and it is for a cause that is just.
Sign your blog or website up today and let your voice be heard with the effect of thousands of voices on October 15th. I could be wrong but I don't think 5,000+ are. PROVE IT!
Don't forget to link up, subscribe, Digg me, Reddit me and leave comments to let me know your thoughts!
Thanks and have a great day!
Blog Action Day is a website that is trying to unite as many bloggers and websites to participate in a mass effect promotion for one topic. The topic for this year happens to be the environment.
This idea is simply amazing in its simplistic, yet incredibly affective approach. By adding your site and writing about the environment on October 15th, you will get exposure as one of the many sites involved for this great cause.
The green movement is pretty much unstoppable at this point and is just now starting to take hold in the U.S. This site should help to organize the world of private relay of information, in blogging and personal websites, into letting the world know there is strength in numbers and it is for a cause that is just.
Sign your blog or website up today and let your voice be heard with the effect of thousands of voices on October 15th. I could be wrong but I don't think 5,000+ are. PROVE IT!
Don't forget to link up, subscribe, Digg me, Reddit me and leave comments to let me know your thoughts!
Thanks and have a great day!
Monday, September 17, 2007
BlogRush = Awesome!
After reading through several of my favorite blogs and websites about a wonderful new blogging tool, I had to share it myself.
BlogRush is an RSS syndication tool that allows you to add a widget to your blog that displays updated blog entries from other blogs similar to yours. Depending on posts, keywords, labels and tags, this particular tool makes it easy for you get your blog out there by basically posting on another person's blog!
I would highly recommend this tool for anyone that wants to see some increased traffic, new subscribers or just bigger numbers surrounding your blog. The link above will take you to the site and the set up is easy. Just enter your blog name, URL and RSS feed address and add the widget and you are done!
You can see my widget on the left hand side. Feel free to click through any of the blogs that sounds interesting. That's what it's there for!
Give it a try and prove me wrong that this isn't one of the best tools out there for bloggers!
Have a great day!
BlogRush is an RSS syndication tool that allows you to add a widget to your blog that displays updated blog entries from other blogs similar to yours. Depending on posts, keywords, labels and tags, this particular tool makes it easy for you get your blog out there by basically posting on another person's blog!
I would highly recommend this tool for anyone that wants to see some increased traffic, new subscribers or just bigger numbers surrounding your blog. The link above will take you to the site and the set up is easy. Just enter your blog name, URL and RSS feed address and add the widget and you are done!
You can see my widget on the left hand side. Feel free to click through any of the blogs that sounds interesting. That's what it's there for!
Give it a try and prove me wrong that this isn't one of the best tools out there for bloggers!
Have a great day!
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