It is well known that some sites do better than others on Digg.  Whether it is because of their current base of readers helping to propel their stories to the front page or simply because the submitters who hit the sites are generally strong, some sites will hit the front page often.  Some of them hit almost every time.

Here are some of these sites that get plenty of “Digg love” but that are also hated by many.

Cracked

They are considered as one of the funniest, raunchiest humor sites on the web.  With a winning format of 1 story and 1 video refreshing daily, submissions by strong Diggers are as close as it comes to a “sure thing” for hitting the front page.

Why We Love Cracked

Frankly, they stories and videos are pretty darn funny.  They are also a relatively easy submit – anyone who knows the basic times that the stories refresh has a great opportunity to land a “front page winner” because the stories and videos are posted at low-traffic times.

Why We Hate Cracked

It hits the front page.  A lot.  Many of the stories and headlines are definitely geared towards adults, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but they often tend to be politically incorrect at times.  While most Diggers are okay with this, some take great offense to the constant use of words like “retarded”.

The format is predictable and sometimes, the stories, while always fresh, seem to have similar themes to previous ones.  Thus is the way of comedy.  Fresh material is hard to find, but Cracked seems to do it as well as anyone. [Read more...]