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The problem with sites like Digg, Stumbleupon, and now Twitter is that for one second they are super hot and useful, until online marketers find out about them
by rokhayakebe 18y ago
The problem with sites like Digg, Stumbleupon, and now Twitter is that for one second they are super hot and useful, until online marketers find out about them at some conference and destroy them.
- ojbyrne 18y agoHow true that is, and of course that leaves the giant unsolved problem - how to keep a site vibrant and interesting once the marketers and SEO types discover it. This site seems to be trying new things but a visit to the new section suggests it's not invulnerable. Presumably killing them all isn't a viable solution, so either everyone periodically moves on to the next new hot site, or we learn to live with them (and them with us).