Comments on: Why I Don’t Digg or Reddit You Anymore

By: Walter @Raleigh Chiropractic

Walter @Raleigh Chiropractic — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:32:01 +0000

I use Social Bookmarking sites for bookmarking rather than the social aspect also. That’s probably why I haven’t gotten involved with Twitter. I have not seen the benefit of spending time in my day “twittering” about my errands and lunch plans.

By: Jeremy McMinn

Jeremy McMinn — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:45:02 +0000

At last count, 16 bookmarks. Why so little? As above I said I like to keep things simple, and in my “non-virtual” life I also like to keep things simple and uncluttered so have a rule, If I have an item that I haven’t used for the past year whether it be clothing, piece of technology, book etc, I will give it away to someone that can use it. The same with my bookmarks. If I haven’t visited it in a year, I probably won’t ever again. Cue the delete button.

Jeremy McMinn´s last blog post..Chiropractic Extravaganza Majorca

By: Kikolani

Kikolani — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:19:23 +0000

I use Delicious more for personal use than for social use. Certainly, I hope that if someone finds my Delicious bookmarks, they will find something useful. But I organize articles there for future reference, action item plans, etc. ~ Kristi Kikolani´s last blog post..25 Social Bookmarking & Link Sharing Browser Bookmarklets

By: James Stein

James Stein — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:55:02 +0000

Hi Tyler,
Very informative post there and right on the spot… I use digg but not as often as most I guess. I know one main reason some use it is because digg will get you indexed in google within 30 mminutes or less…

Thanks for the informative post

James

By: Tyler Hayes

Tyler Hayes — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:41:35 +0000

Fortunately, Digg has a very specific user base that will always follow it, since it was the first big player to come along in its area. My best guess is that most of the generic, non-niche social bookmarking sites that are “gently” used (e.g. Sphinn, Mixx, etc.) will die off in 5-10 years, or be bought by the bigger guys. Niche sites like Design Bump & Design Float may stick around, or may merge, but they will also still have a space, albeit a much smaller one.

It’s brand loyalty, and everything that comes with it, just on the Internet.

You may not Digg, but others will. But I understand that’s not your point. The general public will never Digg, unless it becomes ubiquitous enough that they open it up to non-member users as well. Open platforms work for nerds because it satisfies their penchant for things that aren’t run by “the man.” Open platforms work for everyone else, the general public, because they don’t know jack about computers and just “want things to work.” Realistically, what this means is that Digg would crush all its opponents if it allowed people to just mash a “Like” or “Digg” button on any site without being redirected to the Digg page for the site, or having to log in. Anything that’s more than a 1-step process for the general public is too much. Of course, I’m implying here that companies (same with websites) truly win when they get adopted by the general public on a ubiquitous level, in the sense that they dominate their industry so heavily it makes it near impossible for competitors to come along.

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:04:41 +0000

Approximately how many Delicious bookmarks do you have? Do you filter through them and toss things when/if you don’t need or want them anymore? Or do you take the stance that once you bookmark something, it stays?

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:03:35 +0000

Say that again? You developed something in the hopes you’ll get bought by Google?