The Drill Down 019 - The Digg Algorithm, Explained

by andy

Andy, Reg and Muhammad discuss two of Mu’s blog posts this week, The Economic Idiocy of Blocking Social Media Traffic & It’s The (Other) Algorithm, Stupid! Understanding DiggRank , wherein they take their best shots at assessing Digg’s promotion algorithm, based on their collective experience. They also tackle the bias of game review sites toward their paying sponsors and the upcoming changes at Propeller.

 
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The Economic Idiocy of Blocking Social Media Traffic
It’s The (Other) Algorithm, Stupid! Understanding DiggRank
Rumor: Gamespot’s editorial director fired over Kane & Lynch review

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  1. I agree with Mu, the Digg effect is a total net benefit in many ways. While I did not get much direct revenue, the residual effects were amazing.

    #1 Elmer Thomas

  2. Unfortunately digg is recently putting up the annoying ads. The red flashy ones, at one time, all three ad sections were flashing red borders and it was just annoying. But hopefully, they’ll stop this trend.

    #2 mojaam

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