http://mathewingram.disqus.com/enSun, 11 Mar 2007 19:52:12 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/03/08/is-digg-the-future-or-just-a-feature/#comment-1311999<p>Until Digg reins in the bury brigades and other areas where the tyranny of the minority thwarts the will of the majority Digg has no real future.</p>HMTKSteveSun, 11 Mar 2007 19:52:12 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/03/08/is-digg-the-future-or-just-a-feature/#comment-1311998<p>It's a feature--just look how many other sites are already doing the same or similar things. I can't wait to see the first government sites that allow residents to really participate in government using these features. I was actually just thinking about that on the drive home yesterday.</p>shawnblogFri, 09 Mar 2007 10:01:46 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/03/08/is-digg-the-future-or-just-a-feature/#comment-1311997<p>It seems as more and more people pile into digg, it gets lke a big city. The percieved anonimity makes people get more anti-social, and it's more tempting to "game".</p><p>I still find it entertaining. But even I, who used to go there every day, have dialed down to logging in once a week. I subscribe to the RSS rather than visit.</p>webomaticaFri, 09 Mar 2007 00:25:09 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/03/08/is-digg-the-future-or-just-a-feature/#comment-1311996<p>I think you're probably right, Engtech. And Jules, I share your pain -- I have struggled with Digg as well. I definitely still get value out of it, but it seems as though the signal to noise ratio continues to get lower instead of higher.</p>MathewThu, 08 Mar 2007 22:57:21 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/03/08/is-digg-the-future-or-just-a-feature/#comment-1311995<p>Hey there Matt,<br>I struggle with Digg. I try to like, I try to appreciate it, I try to use it. I end up getting discouraged by people who have dugg something just to get the story to the top of the listing, or the repetitiveness of top stories. Perhaps I'm not consistent enough in my use, and I've given up too easy? I'm not yet convinced that a high digg number is an indication of value.</p>julesThu, 08 Mar 2007 18:44:11 -0000http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/03/08/is-digg-the-future-or-just-a-feature/#comment-1311994<p>I think we'll see more and more nichification as it becomes easier and easier to create sites like digg.</p><p>I saw a great post a while back that interviewed some of the people who create these social web20 apps and they were all only using 3-5 different sites themselves... so with further nichification it'll get to the point where the rate of new users is greatly diluted by the amount of competition for their attention.</p>engtechThu, 08 Mar 2007 17:45:42 -0000