Comments on: A Digg Army of a Million http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/ The Business of Technology Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:42:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: why digg does not list in google | why queued http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91763 why digg does not list in google | why queued Wed, 02 May 2007 08:01:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91763 <p>[...] comments from Digg users who “digg” themselfs like crazy, up and down. They are called the Digg army. Like a real army, they have commanders who order to their troups to digg a certain article they [...]</p> [...] comments from Digg users who “digg” themselfs like crazy, up and down. They are called the Digg army. Like a real army, they have commanders who order to their troups to digg a certain article they [...]

]]> By: GigaOM » DuggBack into the Digg Trail http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91761 GigaOM » DuggBack into the Digg Trail Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:01:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91761 <p>[...] recently announced an open API, and has spawned mashups like ‘Who Is Digging You?’. Another geeky tool for Digg’s 1.2 million users! Share/E-mail | Sphere | Print | Topic: Web | Tags: [...]</p> [...] recently announced an open API, and has spawned mashups like ‘Who Is Digging You?’. Another geeky tool for Digg’s 1.2 million users! Share/E-mail | Sphere | Print | Topic: Web | Tags: [...]

]]> By: Search EnginesWeb http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91759 Search EnginesWeb Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:11:41 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91759 <p>Yahoo's official Blog (which has just been redesigned) has just added a Digg button -</p> <p>They normally only promote their own properties - so the Digg button is right along side the Yahoo Bookmarks Delicious and MyBlogLog</p> Yahoo’s official Blog (which has just been redesigned) has just added a Digg button -

They normally only promote their own properties - so the Digg button is right along side the Yahoo Bookmarks Delicious and MyBlogLog

]]> By: Maritza Stoewe http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91757 Maritza Stoewe Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:54:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91757 <p>1 million users? That's it? http://www.cavengernews.com has been around for a much shorter time and has more users than that.....are you kiddding me?</p> 1 million users? That’s it? (link) has been around for a much shorter time and has more users than that…..are you kiddding me?

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91751 Om Malik Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:44:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91751 <p>Guys,</p> <p>I am with you - like most I love to discover stories there, even if i don't digg them. I just think they need to get more people involved and become users so the site reflects even more mainstream choice.</p> Guys,

I am with you - like most I love to discover stories there, even if i don’t digg them. I just think they need to get more people involved and become users so the site reflects even more mainstream choice.

]]> By: Chris R. http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91753 Chris R. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:29:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91753 <p>What's interesting is that as popular as Digg is, the number of voters is actually quite small.</p> <p>It reminds me of U.S. Presidential elections. Only a fraction (of even registered voters) actually vote; yet look at the popularity.</p> What’s interesting is that as popular as Digg is, the number of voters is actually quite small.

It reminds me of U.S. Presidential elections. Only a fraction (of even registered voters) actually vote; yet look at the popularity.

]]> By: Digg Unearths 3% of the U.S. Population? at Tycoons Row http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91737 Digg Unearths 3% of the U.S. Population? at Tycoons Row Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:12:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91737 <p>[...] the same question, noting that Digg should have had a higher amount of users, justifying the $11.5 million investment. So, I think the real question is to ask now, what will Digg become? Digg evidently is [...]</p> [...] the same question, noting that Digg should have had a higher amount of users, justifying the $11.5 million investment. So, I think the real question is to ask now, what will Digg become? Digg evidently is [...]

]]> By: Rocky Agrawal http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91741 Rocky Agrawal Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:10:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91741 <p>The ratio of participation to readership is generally tiny. I took a look at one site that offered a lot of stats and to get to the top of the top commented, it only took 4% of what it took to get to the top of most viewed. To get to position 10, less than 2%.</p> <p>All the stats here: http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/03/08/hard-numbers-on-reader-participation/</p> The ratio of participation to readership is generally tiny. I took a look at one site that offered a lot of stats and to get to the top of the top commented, it only took 4% of what it took to get to the top of most viewed. To get to position 10, less than 2%.

All the stats here:
(link)

]]> By: Fred Dixon http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91731 Fred Dixon Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:19:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91731 <p>I tend to think that it's a "true one million" users because it seems low.</p> <p>Why does it seem low? Because other social sites report so many more users, but I often wonder if they count cookies (not registrations) as users.</p> <p>Cheers to Digg's one million users!</p> I tend to think that it’s a “true one million” users because it seems low.

Why does it seem low? Because other social sites report so many more users, but I often wonder if they count cookies (not registrations) as users.

Cheers to Digg’s one million users!

]]> By: Saket Kumar http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91733 Saket Kumar Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:50:08 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91733 <p>Om,</p> <p>I'm one of the regular user of digg and in every machine I don't logged into my digg account. So, sometime I'm passive user. I would guess, lot's of user are just passive user. May be 20:1 :-)</p> <p>More than the registered user, how much traffic they are on the site that matters. For example, Google didn't had any user user before they started the Gmail and personalized page. But, their traffic was tremendous. One can consider it as Google for news.</p> <p>Go Digg, Go!!</p> Om,

I’m one of the regular user of digg and in every machine I don’t logged into my digg account. So, sometime I’m passive user. I would guess, lot’s of user are just passive user. May be 20:1 :-)

More than the registered user, how much traffic they are on the site that matters. For example, Google didn’t had any user user before they started the Gmail and personalized page. But, their traffic was tremendous. One can consider it as Google for news.

Go Digg, Go!!

]]> By: Spud http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91739 Spud Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:22:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91739 <p>You don't need to be a registered user of Digg to access the content though. Sure there may only be a million registered users but how many more regularly visit Digg just to find stories?</p> You don’t need to be a registered user of Digg to access the content though. Sure there may only be a million registered users but how many more regularly visit Digg just to find stories?

]]> By: Nick Hawkins http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91743 Nick Hawkins Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:19:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91743 <p>Digg's "bury brigade" is ruining what could be an excellent site, but now is somewhat worthless.</p> Digg’s “bury brigade” is ruining what could be an excellent site, but now is somewhat worthless.

]]> By: Brian Laks http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91755 Brian Laks Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:23:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91755 <p>Wow, yeah that would great... If China or India, for instance, likes to Digg, that might prove to be a valuable source of future users as broadband access increases there and more internet users come online. This first million users Digg has now might just be a drop in the bucket.</p> Wow, yeah that would great… If China or India, for instance, likes to Digg, that might prove to be a valuable source of future users as broadband access increases there and more internet users come online. This first million users Digg has now might just be a drop in the bucket.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91730 Om Malik Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:07:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91730 <p>Brian, they don't seem to have released that information - though I can ping Kevin and find out for you?</p> Brian, they don’t seem to have released that information - though I can ping Kevin and find out for you?

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91727 Om Malik Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:06:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91727 <p>Greg,</p> <p>Not buying into the Netvibes numbers as well - there is a lot of data being thrown around without any validation.</p> <p>I have to commend Kevin for being open to the idea of making the numbers public and being open to ridicule from pissants like myself.</p> <p>Anyway, I do agree - Digg is a game changer in terms of media consumption.</p> Greg,

Not buying into the Netvibes numbers as well - there is a lot of data being thrown around without any validation.

I have to commend Kevin for being open to the idea of making the numbers public and being open to ridicule from pissants like myself.

Anyway, I do agree - Digg is a game changer in terms of media consumption.

]]> By: Brian Laks http://gigaom.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91729 Brian Laks Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:05:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/a-digg-army-of-a-million/#comment-91729 <p>I think this is just the beginning for Digg... Especially if "the first million was the hardest" proves to be true. Does anyone know information about the geography of their users? I'd be interested in knowing what percent are from US and what their largest foreign users are.</p> I think this is just the beginning for Digg… Especially if “the first million was the hardest” proves to be true. Does anyone know information about the geography of their users? I’d be interested in knowing what percent are from US and what their largest foreign users are.

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