The Drill Down 020 - I Get the Picture Now

by andy

Andy, Mu & Reg discuss Digg’s new features, what may lie in store in Digg’s future, the end of CompUSA, how Apple should spend the cash burning a hole in their pockets, and Reg finally reveals his true identity!

Show notes
Digg: Images and new categories launch tonight
Survey Hints at Future Digg Enhancements
CompUSA Sold, Will Close Stores; Expect Big Sales
Western Digital Blocks Media File Sharing From Storage Device
Who should Apple buy?
DVD Movies With an iTunes Copy: Worth More?
Microsoft’s sex-obsessed RoboSanta spouts filth at children
Americans Love Lists

The Drill Down is was in Wikipedia!

by andy

Thanks to intrepid, prolific and all-around wonderful listener Mike Kaufman (MikeOnTV on Digg), we now have our own entry in Wikipedia! Cruise on over and check it out! Thanks Mike!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Drill_Down

Update:
The Powers-That-Be over at Wikipedia are threatening to delete the entry. They want to know what importance or significance we have that justifies our existence in Wikipedia. Fair enough. Here’s where you, loyal listeners, come in. If you can provide an impassioned argument as to why The Drill Down deserves a spot in the hallowed halls of Wikipedia, this would be your opportunity to do so. Are we worthy of cultural immortality?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Drill_Down

Update 2:
Wow. The Drill Down just found out the real meaning of the term “Speedy Deletion“. Still not to late to recreate it, though…

Drill Bits 019 - How Reggie Lost (and Found) His Mom

by andy

We have a visit from a future social media star, Reg tells the story of losing (and finding) his mom, and we ask the TDD listeners for a couple of favors…
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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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Show Links
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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