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Digg, for all of its issues, still has 4M monthly uniques and an Alexa Rank of 191. Compare this to 37signal's Sortfolio, which sold for $480,000 a few weeks b
by jmduke 14y ago
Digg, for all of its issues, still has 4M monthly uniques and an Alexa Rank of 191.
Compare this to 37signal's Sortfolio, which sold for $480,000 a few weeks back.
- potatolicious 14y ago> "still has 4M monthly uniques and an Alexa Rank of 191" 4M monthly uniques that have been downright hostile to any attempt to monetize their traffic. Alexa Rank of 191 with no avenue for actual money. It's not all about the users.
- jmduke 14y agoThere's a difference between monetizing traffic and bastardizing content (though I'll be the first to admit I'm not readily familiar with Digg's community.) I think there's still a pretty big niche to be filled with genuine high-quality news aggregation. Even if they were to nuke Digg and start anew, having that existing userbase is a big advantage.
- mmahemoff 14y agoSortfolio has established itself as a market leader with a solid revenue model. Digg's revenue model is unclear and it is nowadays dwarfed by competition. That said, Betaworks knows what they're doing, so it's certainly got potential.