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To be honest, I think that boat has largely sailed. There have been so many similar sites since Digg. Not just Reddit, but I think a large portion of that init
by marcamillion 16y ago
To be honest, I think that boat has largely sailed.
There have been so many similar sites since Digg. Not just Reddit, but I think a large portion of that initial fanbase are now loyal HN users - if not Redditors or both.
I would say look for the next trend, or innovate on a new way to experience news rather than trying to copy Digg/Reddit.
- linkfrek 16y agook, but would you agree that the quality of the Digg clones has generally been poor? I migrated from Digg to Reddit a couple of years ago. Then from Reddit to hackerNews. Reddit appears to be succumbing to the same fate as Digg, (too many lol-cats, and cheap comments). This site would keep the focus on tech news and try to keep the community relatively small.
- imp 16y agoWhat kind of tech news? XBox games? OSS? VC funding announcements? Right now, what would the top 5 headlines be on your ideal news site? I disagree with linkfrek that the ship has sailed. Online communities will always exist and evolve. Digg, Reddit, and HN won't be the last tech communities ever built.
- imp 16y agoOops, I meant that I disagree with marcamillion about the ship sailing thing...