Comments on: I buried it

By: Building a Brand and Content for Clicks: Overheard on Twitter #2

Building a Brand and Content for Clicks: Overheard on Twitter #2 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:23:21 +0000

[...] his guilt-ridden apology for burying a Digg submission, he makes a very good point: “Does the desire to build credibility and authority outweigh all [...]

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:27:38 +0000

@Michael - point of clarification: the other Digg user and myself are not members of a “team”, not in the sense that you are describing. In this example, I had a problem with the content they submitted in one example. My reaction was instinctive from reading the headline of the submission.

Also: some groups may (and do) have the “social compact” that you speak of (vote for mine and I’ll vote for yours) while others don’t. The Digg user and I are not part of that kind of group, although we generally do support each other’s submissions. This is a one on one situation; this is not an article about violation of group norms.

By: Michael Lodispoto

Michael Lodispoto — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:11:28 +0000

I’m with Jansie - if a member of your team stumbles something you should also do so or at the very least then remove them from your contact list. If they are not the type of team player then get them off the team. The only problem with that is the ’social compact’ that we all have in the groups that we are in. If you don’t know what I’m talking about then you really are on the outside with Digg, SU and other sites and the groups that move things.
If you don’t vote for something from within your group do you think your own social media group will support your own efforts? I think not. So either get that person out of the group or support them.

By: Jansie Blom

Jansie Blom — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:29:01 +0000

i think if something is important, even if disgusting, vote it up. plenty times i’ve come across articles that i thought i’d post and vote down, just cos i don’t agree with whatever is said, but then i realise, if i vote this down, it won’t get the exposure it needs.

take for example the recent racket about domain sites manipulating people into purchasing domains from them in questionable ways (dotsauce.com did a good article on it). now, i HATE the dishonesty they are practicing, but voting down the article could mean the article doesn’t get the exposure it needed.

ok ok this issue is finished. let’s talk about something else. yes, two sugars in my coffee, and yes, milk too please. thanks mark.

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:40:19 +0000

@Tiffany - welcome! The more that I think about your comment, the more I think it warrants a post (which is good because I’ve got nothing for tomorrow yet!) Your comments reflect my thoughts from the past few days, although you’ve advanced them further than I had.

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:11:44 +0000

@Jansie: Digg sure isn’t for everyone. However, it does seem to be one of those measures of authority and influence (although not a mandatory experience for your social media resume, to be sure.)

By: Tiffany Monhollon

Tiffany Monhollon — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:32:39 +0000

This is a really interesting case that brings to light some very important issues about personal responsibility, ethics, and social media. The trouble is, in many ways, the web can be a very “friendly” place - I think it’s interesting how most defined relationships on the web (thinking MySpace, etc.) are semantically framed in “friend” speak. So many social networks are designed to let people help people, or content, or ideas. So much that there tends to be an attitude of, if you don’t like this, ignore it, but don’t rail against it. In sites like Digg anyway. But how can the systems work properly if some people aren’t willing to use the tools the way they’re designed? Then again, how can we make sure people are using them properly and not abusing them for their own means?

It brings to mind the interesting move by eBay to take away sellers’ ability to leave buyer feedback.

So do we now have an artificial trust in some systems, assuming they work just because of how they’re built, even if users don’t use the systems right?

You’ve got me thinking about all that now, too!

By: Jansie Blom

Jansie Blom — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:41:38 +0000

someone should bury digg. sorry, but that’s the general feeling i have about that site. really do not like it. what type of site does not even allow you to cancel your account? ok ok facebook does that too, but this rant is about deeg.

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:38:45 +0000

@Mimzie - no need, really. It’s not like I can wave my hand and make New York disappear.

By: Mimzie

Mimzie — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:27:09 +0000

Ouch. I’m a little afraid of you now. But only a little.