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or "one of the many groups gaming digg has been caught"

by sdh 16y ago

SkyMarshal 16y ago
This. Others game social media sites to drive traffic to sites that profit them. This is the first I've heard of people doing it for political reasons though.
- olefoo 16y ago
  Happens here too. If you've ever wondered how a certain austrian entrepreneur always manages to garner enough votes to put him on the front page even when the material doesn't support it...
  - jodrellblank 16y ago
    No, but I often wonder how a thinly veiled personal attack gets multiple upvotes.
    - olefoo 16y ago
      In this case, it's probably because I'm expressing a frustration that many people share. It's an unfortunate fact that the success of HN as a social news site has made the attention stream it can direct valuable enough to be a target of manipulation. That some people are engaging in this sort of manipulation is indubitable. That I vented my frustration with one of the more egregious examples is a breach of decorum for which I apologise.
- CoryMathews 16y ago
  Why do you think so many apple article makes it to the front page? What do they get out of it?
  - flatulent1 16y ago
    It think that some of the articles with negative news about Apple (the ones making a fuss over fairly minor things), be be designed to cause ripples in the stock price. Things won't always be as obvious as MS-paid people trying to discredit Linux. Even rumors that aren't true may cause some reaction that can be exploited. I think there are many posts on many site for many topics that have ulterior motives. If you think of any situation where someone wishes to get or deny some kind of advantage, there's the potential for cyber-warfare. It can happen at any level, it can be powerful even when not fully understood. Look at kids driving other kids to suicide. Influencing people is power. Why do you think the diversity in ownership of U.S. broadcasters has become so eroded? There's more to it than lack of competition.

or "one of the many groups gaming digg has been caught"

by sdh 16y ago

or "one of the many groups gaming digg has been caught"

This. Others game social media sites to drive traffic to sites that profit them. This is the first I've heard of people doing it for political reasons though.

olefoo 16y ago
Happens here too. If you've ever wondered how a certain austrian entrepreneur always manages to garner enough votes to put him on the front page even when the material doesn't support it...
- jodrellblank 16y ago
  No, but I often wonder how a thinly veiled personal attack gets multiple upvotes.
  - olefoo 16y ago
    In this case, it's probably because I'm expressing a frustration that many people share. It's an unfortunate fact that the success of HN as a social news site has made the attention stream it can direct valuable enough to be a target of manipulation. That some people are engaging in this sort of manipulation is indubitable. That I vented my frustration with one of the more egregious examples is a breach of decorum for which I apologise.
CoryMathews 16y ago
Why do you think so many apple article makes it to the front page? What do they get out of it?
- flatulent1 16y ago
  It think that some of the articles with negative news about Apple (the ones making a fuss over fairly minor things), be be designed to cause ripples in the stock price. Things won't always be as obvious as MS-paid people trying to discredit Linux. Even rumors that aren't true may cause some reaction that can be exploited. I think there are many posts on many site for many topics that have ulterior motives. If you think of any situation where someone wishes to get or deny some kind of advantage, there's the potential for cyber-warfare. It can happen at any level, it can be powerful even when not fully understood. Look at kids driving other kids to suicide. Influencing people is power. Why do you think the diversity in ownership of U.S. broadcasters has become so eroded? There's more to it than lack of competition.