Comments on: What Will Happen to Digg in 2007?

By: Vocino.com » Getting in (or out of) the Zone

Vocino.com » Getting in (or out of) the Zone — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:12:50 +0000

[...] That’s right, once I was focused and had 4 terminal windows open and was hacking away on both the desktop and the laptop (with the dual G4 music server in the back pumping out the jams) I didn’t even flinch. Not only did I mess with Rails and decide on what I wanted to do with that, but I solved a handful of other issues that had been on the burners for weeks. I don’t have an actual schedule, I was just winging it like a mad scientist. The Voices of Vision documentary series is alive and well on Revver now, kicking ass. I have everything set up to make the DNS switch and bring that site to live happily over at Dorsia. Like most hipster companies, I’m trying take 2007 by storm. [...]

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:37:41 +0000

Excellent point about using Digg for traffic. A major problem I see though is that many people may simply get frustrated trying to get their stuff on the homepage since they aren’t in the top 100. Also there has to be a point where the amount of stuff that crosses the frontpage is faster than the time people have to visit the site.

By: franticindustries

franticindustries — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:01:34 +0000

There’s a really important element of Digg that’s not mentioned in the post. Digg is the best way to get a LOT of traffic to any site fast. If you want to get your story to Slashdot it must really, really be good. If you want to get on Digg – and admittedly it’s getting harder every hour – there’s still a couple of shortcuts you can take and do it relatively easily.

Because of this, Digg became (and will grow in this department a lot more in 2007) the hub for those who are interested in getting exposure on the internet. That’s what makes Digg huge, not the news or the users who just read the news and move on. The idea that Digg is “the place for getting traffic” is turning Digg into a huge internet force.

It does sound a bit like a black hole because this type of growth cannot be sustained forever; however that’s distant future. I’m sure that Digg will continue to grow a lot in 2007, and I’m also sure that if it gets sold, it will be counted in hundreds of millions of dollars.

By: ggwfung

ggwfung — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:09:12 +0000

“In the end it really is nothing more than a Fark and Slashdot clone with possibly more people.”

agreed. Despite serious attempts to expand into other areas like video and sport, Digg remains tech/geek oriented. That’s it’s biggest impediment to growing a bigger “monetisable” audience.

re the comment at 7:07 am, is it good form to ping/trackback yourself? :-) at least it makes you have more comments.

Cheers

By: What Will Happen to YouTube in 2007? » Wisdump

What Will Happen to YouTube in 2007? » Wisdump — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:07:39 +0000

[...] As I did yesterday with Digg I would like to explore the future for YouTube in 2007. Unlike Digg I don’t see a ceiling for YouTube because I really do believe it could become the future of television. This doesn’t mean it will become the center of the television universe, but it can provide the model that allows networks to feel confident in moving ahead on the online front. [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:38:11 +0000

Wasn’t News Corp supposed to buy digg? I heard on TWiT that Arrington was supposed to break a news about a particular News Corp acquisition and I’m guessing that it’s digg. We shall see.

By: Kyle Korleski

Kyle Korleski — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:12:48 +0000

I would personally like to see Digg go to a Canadian company, preferably here in Alberta or in British Columbia. It would be a real pip though if it were available in Quebec.

By: Scrivs

Scrivs — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:23:16 +0000

Mike: Do you agree though that if you get over 600k users per month going to a site that the majority of them could care less about the discussions that go on within the site? However, the issue of actually trying to use Digg to get useful stuff on the frontpage may present itself as a problem, but that problem has been there for a while and it has yet to slow down any.

The niche audience you described is exactly the reason why I like NYT acquiring Digg. I can’t speak as if I know the exact audience that the NYT caters to, but I’m guessing it isn’t this one and so a Digg acquisition would only increase their audience which would be a good thing.

By: What will happen to Digg in 2007 « Universe_JDJ’s News Blog

What will happen to Digg in 2007 « Universe_JDJ’s News Blog — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:57:27 +0000

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By: Ilya Lichtenstein

Ilya Lichtenstein — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:58:44 +0000

Back in 2006, Jason Calacanis predicted a Digg acquisition by CNet. That didn’t happen, and seems even less likely in 2007. I think Digg will continue to plug along on venture capital as it remains unprofitable.