Comments on: Digg Adds New Features, Removes One, and Entices YouTubers http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/ Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: grawity http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/comment-page-1/#comment-520 grawity Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:57:35 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/#comment-520 In Lithuania, a social/email/mobile phone pics/logos/javagames site, one.lt is very popular among people 12-22 years age. Besides other "features" of this site, it's VERY slow - a lot slower than Digg which is fast enough for me. In Lithuania, a social/email/mobile phone pics/logos/javagames site, one.lt is very popular among people 12-22 years age. Besides other “features” of this site, it’s VERY slow – a lot slower than Digg which is fast enough for me.

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Bob Caswell Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:37:46 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/#comment-519 Thanks for the comments. Jon, I must have missed your comment when I first skimmed through the 300+ comments on the Digg submission you mentioned. In any event, to clarify, I still don't think many have picked up on the "silent" change in the sense that I found no mention of it on the few dozen blogs/sources I read this morning that covered the Digg news. And I was aware of Digg's server count, though you make it sound like a 103 servers is more than enough. That may seem like a lot of servers, but Digg is in the top 100 sites for the whole freakin' world (by multiple measurements). You're spot on that coding efficiency is likely another culprit of the issue at hand, but I'm not convinced that more servers wouldn't help... Thanks for the comments.

Jon, I must have missed your comment when I first skimmed through the 300+ comments on the Digg submission you mentioned. In any event, to clarify, I still don’t think many have picked up on the “silent” change in the sense that I found no mention of it on the few dozen blogs/sources I read this morning that covered the Digg news.

And I was aware of Digg’s server count, though you make it sound like a 103 servers is more than enough. That may seem like a lot of servers, but Digg is in the top 100 sites for the whole freakin’ world (by multiple measurements).

You’re spot on that coding efficiency is likely another culprit of the issue at hand, but I’m not convinced that more servers wouldn’t help…

]]> By: Jacob http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Jacob Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:21:37 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/#comment-518 I totally agree with the GreenLantern - the new updates has not fixed any of the issues Digg has started to have and has also not provided anything ground breaking. 1) Who wants to listen to podcasts on Digg? Surely the idea of a podcast is to subscribe and have it download to your machine without having you to check for new episodes. Yes Diggs feature can be used to find new podcasts - but i can already see that I wont find anything new in the list as the first 5 pages are well known podcasts and any new exciting casts will have a hard time to get enough diggs to rise high enough. 2) I would have much preferred for the new flexible layout to adjust the story layout to two columns or something if your screen is wide enough rather than just give more room for the 255 char description. The new wordpress.com design does just this and moves a menu to the right of bottom area depending on how much room is available. 3) I understand that Digg is a business and needs to make money, but the adverts seem a lot more prominent now that the menu is at the top and you have to keep moving your mouse over it to access the menu. Anyway thats just my 2 cents. I totally agree with the GreenLantern – the new updates has not fixed any of the issues Digg has started to have and has also not provided anything ground breaking.

1) Who wants to listen to podcasts on Digg? Surely the idea of a podcast is to subscribe and have it download to your machine without having you to check for new episodes. Yes Diggs feature can be used to find new podcasts – but i can already see that I wont find anything new in the list as the first 5 pages are well known podcasts and any new exciting casts will have a hard time to get enough diggs to rise high enough.

2) I would have much preferred for the new flexible layout to adjust the story layout to two columns or something if your screen is wide enough rather than just give more room for the 255 char description. The new wordpress.com design does just this and moves a menu to the right of bottom area depending on how much room is available.

3) I understand that Digg is a business and needs to make money, but the adverts seem a lot more prominent now that the menu is at the top and you have to keep moving your mouse over it to access the menu.

Anyway thats just my 2 cents.

]]> By: Jon Zencovich http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Jon Zencovich Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:13:51 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/#comment-517 Actually people HAVE noticed that you can't see who friended you: ME. Did you read the comments on the first Digg announcement? (http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_Unveils_New_Features_Kevin_s_Blog_Post_Explains_with_Video). And I'm not the only one. As for getting more servers, sorry to disappoint you, but Digg has 103 servers (http://blog.digg.com/?p=56). The problem is coding efficiency. And the fact that millions of people hit Digg's front page per month. Overall the new version sit's OK by me, but we've gone backwards in more than one area (friends!!). (Sorry if I seem a little critical, it's not my intentions :) ) --Jon Z | http://www.jzencovich.com Actually people HAVE noticed that you can’t see who friended you: ME. Did you read the comments on the first Digg announcement? (http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_Unveils_New_Features_Kevin_s_Blog_Post_Explains_with_Video). And I’m not the only one.

As for getting more servers, sorry to disappoint you, but Digg has 103 servers (http://blog.digg.com/?p=56). The problem is coding efficiency. And the fact that millions of people hit Digg’s front page per month.

Overall the new version sit’s OK by me, but we’ve gone backwards in more than one area (friends!!).

(Sorry if I seem a little critical, it’s not my intentions :) )

–Jon Z | http://www.jzencovich.com

]]> By: GreenLantern http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/comment-page-1/#comment-516 GreenLantern Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:10:15 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/2006/12/18/digg-adds-new-features-removes-one-and-entices-youtubers/#comment-516 I have to admit, I was pretty let down by the "new" digg. If a fat girl puts on make up, she's still fat. ;) Here is another article about the new digg I ran across. You might find it interesting. http://themulife.com.nyud.net:8080/?p=434 I have to admit, I was pretty let down by the “new” digg. If a fat girl puts on make up, she’s still fat. ;)

Here is another article about the new digg I ran across. You might find it interesting.
http://themulife.com.nyud.net:8080/?p=434

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