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DIGG: INTERNET TOOL FOR NEWS DISTRIBUTION
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Posted on 06/30/2006 12:45:42 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear

Digg.com (one of the top visited sites on the eniter net) recently added a feature for posting and commenting on political news (under World & Business). Digg.com reaches more than 5 Million unique users a month... a very large audience (especially when compared to FR's traffic below).



Currently most stories submitted have a leftist bent (orginating from leftwing blogs and sources) but we can also use Digg.com as forum to promote conservative ideas and FR itself. If you think it's worthwile check it out, if not I understand... most of us probably wouldn't want to deal with the rabble. Just another resource/suggestion.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: computers; digg; internet; media; news

1 posted on 06/30/2006 12:45:45 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Minus_The_Bear

I'm just happy it's hurting Slashdot so badly.


2 posted on 06/30/2006 12:47:08 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
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To: ShadowAce
The Tech Ping List may be interested in this.
3 posted on 06/30/2006 12:53:08 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: SteveMcKing

True. Slashdot never allowed for the freedowm Digg does.


4 posted on 06/30/2006 12:53:35 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...

5 posted on 06/30/2006 12:54:21 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

I'm a daily Digg visitor.. Good site, but there are a lot of idiots there..


6 posted on 06/30/2006 12:57:11 PM PDT by tje (Cold hearted orb, that rules the night....)
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To: Minus_The_Bear
Thanks for the link!

prisoner6

7 posted on 06/30/2006 12:57:31 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the Left fall out.)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

I don't know that there's a need for a call-to-action, unless you are advertising for Digg. Digg is a good site. If you like it, then read and post there. Over time, the site will bias more towards the conservative end of the spectrum.


8 posted on 06/30/2006 1:00:55 PM PDT by billybudd
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To: Minus_The_Bear
Currently most stories submitted have a leftist bent (orginating from leftwing blogs and sources) but we can also use Digg.com as forum to promote conservative ideas and FR itself.

That's an excellent idea.

You never know, Digg might turn out to be a forum where Right can meet Left and actually have a dialogue. You can't do it on DemUnderground and we tend to drive off the Lefties here at FR. I like Digg and it will be interesting to see how the move to a broader (not just techie) forum will work out for them.

9 posted on 06/30/2006 1:02:19 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: tje

The discussion at Digg is dismal, shallow and dull.


10 posted on 06/30/2006 1:05:43 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: SteveMcKing
I'm just happy it's hurting Slashdot so badly. Why is that? (I'm asking, not challenging).

Slashdot has its value as a news distiller site but any and all subjects are invariably turned into 'how many angels can dance on the head of a pin' arguments from am-not are-so smartarses.

11 posted on 06/30/2006 1:05:52 PM PDT by relictele (Carry On The Anglosphere)
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To: SteveMcKing

cool. thanks.


12 posted on 06/30/2006 1:07:14 PM PDT by Jack Black
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To: billybudd

I have no personal stake or interest in Digg except I think it's an interesting site some Freepers may not have heard of. I wasn't advocating leaving FR in favor of Digg... simply using Digg as another tool, which some may be in favor of.


13 posted on 06/30/2006 2:38:19 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Minus_The_Bear

bttt


14 posted on 06/30/2006 2:39:15 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: Minus_The_Bear

Sorry, I already pay a ton for my web connection, and I can't afford to buy an eniter net connection, too.


15 posted on 07/01/2006 12:37:13 AM PDT by LibertarianInExile ('Is' and 'amnesty' both have clear, plain meanings. Are Billy Jeff, Pence, McQueeg & Bush related?)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

tech ping.


16 posted on 07/01/2006 12:41:27 AM PDT by gakrak ("A wise man's heart is his right hand, But a fool's heart is at his left" Eccl 10:2)
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To: MediaMole
The discussion at Digg is dismal, shallow and dull.

Take a look at the political forum on Digg. I don't find it dismal, shallow or dull at all. At least on some topics the number of trivial postings seems a lot less than you see on some forums including this one. Digg is worth a look.

17 posted on 07/03/2006 8:38:23 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: Minus_The_Bear

BTT more conservative viewpoints needed at digg.


18 posted on 07/28/2006 2:54:27 PM PDT by Agitate ("You will know the truth, and the truth will make you mad.")
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To: Minus_The_Bear

Thanks for the link to this site. Hopefully more conservatives will start showing up there to provide a bit of balance. Unfortunately from what i've seen the conservative comments tend to get "dug" down below the viewing threshold.

Right now the non-political sections are more my cup of tea. So i'll probably hang around there for those and maybe join the political fray when i'm in more of a fighting mood.


19 posted on 07/29/2006 10:36:53 PM PDT by Humbug (Thank you for taking the time to read this tagline.)
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