Comments on: Digg Lost Its Niche http://www.four20.net/2008/05/03/digg-lost-its-niche/ The Social Media Stoner Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Four20 http://www.four20.net/2008/05/03/digg-lost-its-niche/#comment-134 Four20 Mon, 05 May 2008 17:54:12 +0000 http://www.four20.net/?p=48#comment-134 @brian, /. is still awesome @brian, /. is still awesome

]]> By: Brian http://www.four20.net/2008/05/03/digg-lost-its-niche/#comment-133 Brian Mon, 05 May 2008 16:50:55 +0000 http://www.four20.net/?p=48#comment-133 The timing of this article is impeccable. I've been a member of Digg for over 2 years but recently deleted my RSS feed link in Firefox. I'm done with Digg. It used to be a haven for tech news junkies with a better refresh rate than Slashdot, but now it's nothing but top-10 lists and American politics. The site has completely alienated me and I won't miss it. The timing of this article is impeccable. I’ve been a member of Digg for over 2 years but recently deleted my RSS feed link in Firefox. I’m done with Digg. It used to be a haven for tech news junkies with a better refresh rate than Slashdot, but now it’s nothing but top-10 lists and American politics. The site has completely alienated me and I won’t miss it.

]]> By: TWD http://www.four20.net/2008/05/03/digg-lost-its-niche/#comment-132 TWD Sun, 04 May 2008 14:39:35 +0000 http://www.four20.net/?p=48#comment-132 I really don't think that anybody should really be blaming Kevin Rose for any of this. Unfortunately for tech geeks the majority of the internet population is more interested in basement cat. Besides I do not think that Digg's userbase was really all about technology. I think it has been much more about social networking geeks. Who just so happen to be really interested in basement cat right now. So if we really want to change the direction Digg is going we really have nobody else to blame but ourselves. I really don’t think that anybody should really be blaming Kevin Rose for any of this. Unfortunately for tech geeks the majority of the internet population is more interested in basement cat.

Besides I do not think that Digg’s userbase was really all about technology. I think it has been much more about social networking geeks. Who just so happen to be really interested in basement cat right now. So if we really want to change the direction Digg is going we really have nobody else to blame but ourselves.

]]> By: bmarc http://www.four20.net/2008/05/03/digg-lost-its-niche/#comment-130 bmarc Sun, 04 May 2008 13:14:27 +0000 http://www.four20.net/?p=48#comment-130 The tech in digg has long gone, it is now inhabited by 14 yr olds and lolcats and unless they do something about it shortly then I would expect to see a large decline in the more tech savvy populus. The tech in digg has long gone, it is now inhabited by 14 yr olds and lolcats and unless they do something about it shortly then I would expect to see a large decline in the more tech savvy populus.

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