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News Source: http://www.invesp.com
Published: Sep 03, 2008 - 12:18 pm
Story Found By: khalid 1360 Days ago
Category: SEM

Here is the interview we promised with one of Digg top users

10 Comments

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from LtDraper 1360 Days ago #

Votes: -4

Having had conversations with many top diggers, I’d say everything in this interview is right on the money.

from LtDraper 1359 Days ago #

Votes: -3

@gregfinn - What evidence would you like to see? Do you want the top diggers to name names and get themselves banned? This article is Sphinn worthy because it shows an underside to Digg that everyone in the game knows about, but most people from the outside won’t acknowledge.

from khalid 1359 Days ago #

Votes: -2

@BrentCsutoras everyone knows what is happening with Digg. This is merely a confirmation and hardly qualifies for your SFTUP series. The only time one would regret sharing his knowledge is if exposing that knowledge will have a negative impact. How does publishing this interview hurt the top Digg user? He actually made money by conducting the interview, we got decent traffic and links from it, and everyone wins!

from BrentCsutoras 1359 Days ago #

Votes: 1

@khalidI would beg to differ everyone knows anything... It has definitely hurt all the top users today as I mentioned before that it would. It has drawn un-needed attemtion to every top 100 user who happens to have success ratio near 34%.The question should really be... what good have you done.. what is the point of this article other than to get a rise out of the social industry for yourself. That was the premise of STFU... not outing industry knowledge for short lived self promotion at the expense of your peers. I am a supporter of yours and always help you. I like the stuff you do 99% of the time, but you say that there is nothing here people didn’t know and then still justify it as a big story worthy of publication. You and I both know this is exactly the juicy type of article that will fuel debate and cause contriversy and it doesn’t benefit anyone but you. Again... I have nothing against you but I think publishing this was stupid and wish you had not done so.

from svalenzuela9312 1359 Days ago #

Votes: -1

I am in top users?

from monitis 1357 Days ago #

Votes: 0

It is really sad if true. We honestly hope that this is fair marketplace for web 2.0 marketing. better to have issues like this resolved, and open opportunities for those honestly working within the rules.

from jwesley 1357 Days ago #

Votes: 0

If anything this hurts Digg by exposing the fact that a large percentage of the front page stories are driven by paid marketers. Nothing an insider wouldn’t already know, but good luck pawning the company off on someone.I disagree with the STFU premise in general. If you want to write about a tactic that works, then what is the problem? Stop whining and find something new. All tactics stop working once they are widely known. Just knowing about a tactic is a small part of the battle, most is execution.

from gregfinn 1047 Days ago #

Votes: 0

this article contains no real evidence of anything

from janecopland 1047 Days ago #

Votes: 0

An anonymous interview that uncovers nothing new. Dishwasher.

from BrentCsutoras 1047 Days ago #

Votes: 0

STFU material i am bookmarking for my part 2 coming soon....

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