In lieu of getting into a debate about political analogies, I will make one clear statement: Digg has never been a true democracy and the new Digg does not change this.
What “The New Digg” does do is redistribute the power that is currently in the hands of hundreds of users and a couple dozen websites and divides that power to more websites and much, much fewer users.
“But wait! I thought the new Digg would make it to where everyone’s Digg is counted equally? I thought every user will have the power that was unlawfully taken from them by power users.”
On the contrary, the new Digg will make many current “power users” impotent while opening the doors for 2 new breeds of power users. I will detail them below by breaking them into the 3 branches of Digg government.
The Publishers Branch
Bigger is better in the new Digg. The old days of “build a website, put up viral content, find a Digg power user, and profit” are gone (for the most part). CNN, NYTimes, Mashable, HuffingtonPost — the giant news sources and blogs that currently do so well on Digg already will be exponentially empowered based upon sheer size and natural following.
The Old Power Users Branch
To the dismay of many, the old-school power users will retain much of the same power they had before, again based upon a carryover of following. Those who follow MrBabyMan today will still be following him when the new Digg rolls out. Rather than following his submissions, they will be presented with his Diggs. This is a key shift in that the power users will (should) no longer be digging 200 stories a day and submitting 1-3. Instead, they will (should) be Digging only the stories that they want their followers to see.
Their submissions will still be necessary for many sites, but it’s in how they curate their Diggs that the real juice pops in. Rather than have a ton of power over 1-3 stories, they will have a good amount of power over a couple dozen stories. They are the old-school tastemakers.
The New Digg Power Users Branch
When Twitter was an infant, the biggest users were names that most had never heard of before. It wasn’t until it attained mainstream attention that the celebrities and websites started taking over and shooting past the early adopters. The same will happen on Digg.
Tony Hawk. Leo Laporte. Pete Cashmore. These people will not only have power through their own content, but will now be able to guide content from others’ sites to be viewed by their followers. It’s a strange thing, but if Pete Cashmore Diggs a Techcrunch story, it will have exponentially more impact than it does today.
Who Gets Hurt?
- Large websites who don’t do it right: if you are a large publisher and haven’t developed a Digg plan, you really should soon.
- Small websites who don’t do it right: just because you’re not CNN doesn’t mean you’ll be left out in the cold.
- Current Power Users who don’t get it: if you are still Digging 200+ stories a day when the new Digg rolls out, you won’t maintain much of a following for long.
- Digg.com: in the long run, Digg is going to look back at this and think it was either the absolute best or absolute worst thing they’ve ever done. There is no in-between.
One thing and one thing only is certain about the new Digg: many will hate it and many will love it, but the company must go “all in” for them to make it through to 2011 and beyond. I’m very impressed with the guts they’ve demonstrated if nothing else. WTG Digg!
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About JD Rucker
There are a lot of people who are using Digg and there are also a lot of people wondering how to use it. It may seem to be hard to figure out but the truth is it is very easy to use. The new feature that Digg is offering is really great and the good thing about it is that it is also easy to figure out how to use this new feature. This article is really great because it will not only help people know more about Digg but they will also know what’s new with Digg. This is really a great article.
Thanks for sharing.
Alex
Your blog seems very interesting. This article is amazing. I will visit your blog often ..
For some time I am using Digg but it is very difficult to understand. With this article I have things a little clearer. Thanks.
I am rather new on internet world.
I did not know anything about the “digg”.
It seems to be pretty good to have a look and enjoy of the information.
Thanks to share.
Yes it is easy, but i still dont get it. Why using digg whn you can have an Rss channes, or you can use twitter?.
The new feature that Digg is offering is really great and the good thing about it is that it is also easy to figure out how to use this new feature.
Regards.
I had stopped using Digg a long time ago as it really gets harder for your story to get a view even for once. Only the power users got that privilege. I guess they number more than I thought but who cares, there are other sites that can get me the needed traffic.
I would like to know more please hacerca of Digg?
Thanks
Geovanna
Please let me know the subject more hacerca Digg order to understand
Thank you very much
Geovanna
Amazing article! Yeah!
Thanks!
I would like to know more about Digg, and so ended We understand this word
Thanks
kevin
This article is really great because it will not only help people know more about Digg but they will also know what’s new with Digg. This is really a great article.
Walking in the presence of giants here. Cool thinking all around! Thanks!
The new Digg launched for all, as always in the news will cover most voted, BUT EYE default now display the most popular vote or who have been sent to your friends or as sponsored news. If you want to see the top general news just go to the menu Top News. thanks greetings
Thanks for share this information with us and congratulations for the blog
very good article thank you very much! I will continue reading your tips! greetings
Thank you for sharing this information only knew the subject
Honestly, I consider it very inspiring.
Long ago he saw no such clarity.
But I am sorry not to agree with your position about the diggl.
But I for one find that the best decisions come from applied common sense not to interfere in matters outside our area of expertise.
I appreciate your inspiration.
See ya.
L.
Good blog, congratulations from spain
Is my firs time inthis blog an d I see what have great content. thanks for share it
Digg is a cheaper alternative to reach more people that is growing day by day, has improved in some respects, no doubt a great tool for more information trensmitir
excellent article
digg really is a contribution to let us know as much as people like you want to promote a company expected to grow
Mark major contribution
Hi,
I really enjoyed reading your article, but i use twitter now
congratulations from méxico
Great info.. thanks for all
Digg one of the largest social networks … Being in the main of my list.
Digg one of the largest social networks. Being in the main of my list.
Great post.
There are a lot of people who are using Digg and there are also a lot of people wondering how to use it. It may seem to be hard to figure out but the truth is it is very easy to use.
Thanks for sharing.
Miguel
Muy buen articulo, no se inglés pero lo he traducido con un traductor.
Thanks for sharing.
Miguel
Muy buen articulo, no se ingles, pero lo he traducido en con traductor.
Very, good!
Saludos from Spain.
It’s good to arouse curiosity for new tools that everyone uses, digg is one of those tools we can use.
thanks
carlos
I am using Digg but it is some difficult to understand. With this article I have things a little clearer.
Thanks for sharing.
Otra nueva web para insertar post y noticias como Digg, gracias por la info.
Digg is offering us a really useful feature and easy to use, I hope to continue to be updated to become a monster on the Internet.
No entiendo como funciona digg en cuanto a obtener backlinks. alguien que me explique gracias
Thanks for this detailed tut, your generosity is so appreciated! Can’t wait to go over it in detail and try it for myself! Professional looks which i expected.
Thanks for sharing guys
I guess they number more than I thought but who cares, there are other sites that can get me the needed traffic.I hope to continue to be updated to become a monster on the Internet.
Social networks are going to dominate the internet, I congratulate you on your blog I’m going to add this blog to my favorites.
Another new website to insert post and news like Digg, thanks for the info.
Thanks for the info, I will learn how to use Digg
Very good article,use Digg
good recommendations, thanks for the info, I recommend digg
The social networks are the rules if no have social media are out only that
I will use the new Digg i need it.
Hi,
I really enjoyed reading your article, but i use twitter now
I would like to know more about Digg, but for now I’m using another social network but would like to know more about Digg will investigate
Excellent Article friend wanted to send me more information about this article
thanks
Good job! congratulations
Digg is a really good social network , if you want to share it u want to digg it, thank for the article
Good article, thanks for share with us, congratulations from spain
It was an interesting movement from digg but in fact they lost lots of users implementng these ideas…well, at least digg remains alive and this is something that lots of sites couldn’t say now…