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Am I the only one to think that "social news" websites, from the perspective of the content publisher only work when the site is small enough? I mean, the quan
by miguelpais 17y ago
Am I the only one to think that "social news" websites, from the perspective of the content publisher only work when the site is small enough?
I mean, the quantity of information being submitted to Digg, and maybe Reddit, is so huge it roughly gives a new story about 5 minutes of exposure in the first page of the New Stories section, and only in the specific feed, not the global one...
It makes me think that somehow, spreading something over Twitter, using our friends to do it, might achieve a better result...
- ojbyrne 17y agoHence, the approach of creating "niche" sites described in the article. Not saying it will work, just that they have to spend $40 million some way.
- icefox 17y agoFun food for thought is that Slashdot has been around for 10+ years and is still very strong. And they have a huge user base. They must be doing something right. It is debatable if it is the editorializing or the comment moderation or both, or something else, but something works.