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Auto-Post Your Blog Posts to Digg « Saying It Social

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Auto-Post Your Blog Posts to Digg The new Digg lets you set it up so that your blog posts will auto post to Digg! All you have to do is log in to Digg then go to your Settings and click on the menu item to “Import Feeds&#. We are doing this now, which is why you are about to see a bunch of random numbers and letters:-) Thanks for verifying us, Digg!

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How to Syndicate Your Blog to Digg

Ari Herzog

It used to be taboo to promote your own blog articles on Digg but, since June 2010 when the social bookmarking site was improved, this is no longer frowned upon. Presuming you have an RSS feed for your blog, you merely have to log into your Digg account and follow the prompts to verify to Digg you are the owner of your blog. Of the many benefits of Digg , what do you like and what do you hate? Social Media Digg RSS

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NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg by Adam Sherk on August 11, 2010 Through branded profiles and the personalized “My News” feature on the new Digg, publishers are hoping that building up followers who view them as a preferred or trusted source will enable them to reach a larger number of users on a regular basis. Related posts: News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

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Inside the New Digg, Including New Auto Submit Feature

Kikolani

Somewhere, throughout my vast array of email filters, I must have missed my invitation to try out the new Digg 4.0 beta / alpha system, but this weekend out of sheer curiosity, I logged into new Digg site and got to play around with what is coming up. So, without further ado, here is a look at the inside of the new Digg system. New Digg Suggested People to Follow. New Digg Find Friends on Facebook, Google, and Twitter. New Digg My Networks. new digg

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The Most Buried News Sites on Digg

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Buried News Sites on Digg by Adam Sherk on July 23, 2009 It’s no secret that mainstream news sites are experiencing increased exposure on social news sites like Digg. Back in March Soshable noted that 46% of the Digg front page is controlled by 50 websites. But I was curious what kind of push back some of these sites might be experiencing from Digg users.

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Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down

Adam Sherk

The rise of Reddit and the steady decline of Digg have been well documented. Anecdotally we’ve all seen Reddit gain in prominence at a time when Digg has struggled to maintain its relevancy. So I pulled the 2009-2011 Reddit and Digg referral figures for selection of 12 major magazine and Web-only content sites. Conversely Digg dropped from 31+ million in 2009 down to 4.6 Just recently Reddit announced that its traffic has more than doubled in less than a year (to 2.07

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News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? by Adam Sherk on August 4, 2010 The new Digg has gotten a lot of attention for the opportunities it creates for publishers (see ReadWriteWeb and BlueGlass for details). Or will publisher profiles end up full of self-submitted stories with only one digg (their own)?

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Confessions and Reflections of a [Former] Digg Addict

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In the past few weeks, however, even Digg’s other top users are seeing that Digg is becoming more difficult of a social news site to enjoy, and after stepping away from Digg for awhile, I have some thoughts and reflections on how it was and possibly how it should be. Let me start off by saying that I am still a top Digg user (#42) even though I haven’t submitted in 3 months. I may even actually return to Digg to submit stories again.

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Kevin Rose is Digg's Biggest Hypocrite » Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Kevin Rose: Digg’s Biggest Hypocrite Kevin Rose: Digg’s Biggest Hypocrite by Tamar Weinberg on November 7, 2007 Share You know what I find funny? Infraction #1 : Digg’s FAQ (Submitting Section, Question #3) says that duplicate submissions are bannable violations. He thought it was Diggbait, so he submitted it to Digg.

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Why Reddit Continues to be Relevant

Idaconcpts

According to Digg’s top brass, these changes were meant to bring in more revenue to the site, giving corporations and companies more control over content and more exposure for their own content. However, this went against what many people felt was the point of Digg: allowing anyone to potentially make the front page of the site. The Problem with Digg. But do you know where a lot of those Digg users went when they didn’t feel like their voice was being heard?

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Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson Respond to Digg Complaints

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson Respond to Digg Complaints Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson Respond to Digg Complaints by Tamar Weinberg on January 24, 2008 Share After Kevin posted to the Digg blog Wednesday evening that there were algorithmic changes to affect the impact of stories that will be promoted to the front page of the site, a “ revolt &# ensued and an open letter was written.

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A Review of the New Digg Images and Universal Taxonomy.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Social Media > Thoughts on Digg’s Latest Features: Thumbs Up Thoughts on Digg’s Latest Features: Thumbs Up by Tamar Weinberg on December 17, 2007 Share When I was at Pubcon last week, Digg launched its highly anticipated images section. And while you’ve all come to expect my rants about Digg , I simply cannot deliver that this time around.

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Official Publisher Profiles on Digg One Year Later: Followers up 720%

Adam Sherk

It has been a year since I took at look at the followers and activity of News Sites on the New Digg so I thought I would see how those official profiles are faring today. When I did my original post Digg v4 was just about to come out of alpha so there has been a significant increase in exposure for the profiles and many more publishers have created them. The number of diggs by each profile is up quite a bit but there has been little commenting activity: Profile Diggs by Publisher.

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23 Reactions to the New Digg, and It's Not Good » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Since the Digg submission of my story was already buried , I sincerely hope that Digg listens to what their community members have to say. By trying to make Digg more social, it really became less social. Michael via Twitter ) [Today is] the day that Digg died. Did Pownce do so badly that Kevin and crew had to merge Digg and Pownce into Digg? Rhea Drysdale via Sphinn ) The Digg front page is already being impacted. Digg 3.0

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Digg vs. Reddit: Reddit's Staff is Better » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Business , Opinion , Social Media > Where Digg Fails, Reddit Succeeds Where Digg Fails, Reddit Succeeds by Tamar Weinberg on September 25, 2007 Share A few weeks ago, the Bounty Fishing blog came out with an excellent and well-thought-out blog post about 27 Aquatic Lifeforms You Never Caught While Fishing. First of all, Digg is slow. I mean the digg comment system is broke.

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searchwiki: The Digg of Google Search

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe SearchWiki: The Digg of Google Search by cinta5 on November 25, 2008 Have you noticed anything different on Google’s search pages? You can now rank search results to cater to your personal preferences. According to Google’s blog , “With just a single click you can move the results you like to the top or add a new site.

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Study Proves Facebook and Digg Visitors More Loyal; Twitter in Last Place

Bill Hartzer

There is a new study out that shows that people who visit Digg and Facebook are more loyal readers than on other web sites. Digg came in second place with slightly over 16%.&#. Digg 16.09%. But what about Digg users and Facebook users? Perhaps you need to pay attention to Digg and Facebook a bit more. I’m kind of surprised about Digg users. Digg this! Are you a loyal visitor?

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6 Must-Have Social Plugins for Your WordPress Blog

Convince & Convert

Digg Digg. Digg Digg lets you choose which buttons you want to display, and whether you want a floating sidebar (all the rage lately) or a top bar. Digg Digg was acquired by Buffer a couple years ago, and includes all popular sharing buttons and their share count for each post. Digg Digg with a floating left implementation.

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Why Nobody Should Buy Digg ?» Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Why Nobody Should Buy Digg Why Nobody Should Buy Digg by Tamar Weinberg on December 20, 2007 Share It hasn’t even been a week and my once positive outlook of Digg has come to a sour end. Yesterday, Brian Clark over at Copyblogger wrote that Digg is dead. You know, for awhile, I was giving Digg the benefit of the doubt.

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Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Facebook Share.

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Search Engine Optimization THEN Blogging THEN Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Social bookmarking sites like Digg, Mixx (now sadly defunct), Reddit and a million topic specific ones at coRank (also defunct); forums; blog communities like BlogCatalog ; meme aggregators like Techmeme and literally a few hundred other sites that could be classified as “social media” can help you build links directly, just by using these sites. Additionally, every one of our posts has a quick link to Delicious, Digg, Reddit and StumbleUpon. By Peter Caputa.

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YouTube. Then What?

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As few months back, Kevin Rose (ex- Digg now at Google Ventures ) recorded an episode of Foundation with YouTube co-founder, Chad Hurley. chadhurley digg foundation googleventures kevinrose youtube Sit back, relax and watch this. It''s a pretty amazing story and will give you some amazing insights into making ideas happen, smart marketing, overcoming challenges. and what a little bit of luck can do. foundation. google ventures. kevin rose. youtube.

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The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number. This is a Digg submission from August 17th: The problem is quite evident that the most dedicated and seasoned users are feeling the brunt of the impact.

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What Could Kill Google and Facebook

Webbiquity SMM

And Facebook’s size may be no defense against ultimate demise; it wasn’t all that long ago the MySpace was the largest social network, and the experience of social news site Digg—once valued at $100 million but sold recently for just 5% of that —is a cautionary tale. Facebook Social Media Marketing Twitter Digg Facebook changes facebook killer Facebook privacy Google Gears google killer Google Knol LinkedIn MySpace Panda Penguin Picnik twitter killer user experience

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Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Already, however, it’s gaining momentum among “Digg refugees&# and folks who don’t feel comfortable on other social networks. Tagged as: digg , mixx , social media , social news , web 2.0 { 16 trackbacks } share.websitemagazine.com November 28, 2007 at 9:42 am SEO 2.0 | 12 Reasons to Join Mixx and Abandon Digg November 29, 2007 at 4:00 am I Love Mixx, but I’m Still a Digger November 30, 2007 at 4:02 am I Started to Mixx it Up a Bit.

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Social media metrics: why, what and how to measure according to Jim Sterne

Social Email Marketing

Social media management Social media metrics and measurement Social media ROI blogging bookmarking consumer-generated content customer satisfaction David Berkowitz Delicious Digg Facebook Flickr Forums and message boards Jim Sterne key performance indicator KPI LinkedIn lower costs Marketers Studio marketing mix media sharing micro-blogging Ning raise revenue roi sentiment social media marketing Social Media Metrics social networks StumbleUpon YouTube

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Tech’s Wealthiest Founders [Infograph]

Idaconcpts

Digg Facebook Groupon LinkedIn Twitter Yelp Zynga digg eharmony huffington post kayak looptWith LinkedIn’s current valuation of $8.16 billion dollars, the 5 LinkedIn founders would rank No. 5, at $274 million each, it seems as though there will be other high-profile IPOs in the near future. Click on the image below to see the full-size infographic! via RetailMeNot.

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Digital Wallets, BitCoin, Virtual Currency And The Future Of Your Money

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He is the founder of Coinbase and in this thirty minute conversation with Kevin Rose (ex- Digg and current Google Ventures ) and his Foundation podcast, you will get a very insightful view into startups, digital currency and BitCoin is creating an entirely different economy. bank bitcoin brianarmstrong coinbase currency digg digitalcurrency digitalwallet foundationpodcast futureofmoney googleventures government journalist kevinrose money paycheck startup virtualcurrency virtualwallet

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Influencers- Friend or Stranger?

Laurel Papworth

Digg has changed it’s social networking strategy from spotlighting key influencers who “digg&# a lot of articles to collect followers (crowd gatherers) to news from your friends. The Digg Situation. Digg is a “citizen editor&# site – you find (not write) a cool article, bookmark it on the site and the community votes for it to go on the front page. The new Digg looks, therefore, like a mix of Facebook, Twitter, and RSS.

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What A Three Billion Dollar Company Looks Like

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Kevin Rose (co-founder of Digg and now at Google Ventures ) sat down with Fadell at the Google Ventures CEO Summit and recorded this in-depth conversation with him (which was recorded prior to the acquisition by Google) for his always-fascinating Foundation podcast. Who is Tony Fadell ? He has had many successes.

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A Beautiful Business. And Mind

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Digg and currently at Google Ventures ) spends over forty minutes in what can only be described as a MBA-level conversation about what true business success should look like with Tony Hsieh. amazon business businessbook businessethics businesssuccess consumercentric corporateculture deliveringhappiness digg ecommerce entrepreneur foundationpodcast googleventures kevinrose mba revitalizelasvegas sellingshoesonline tonyhsieh traditionalbusiness zappos

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On Leadership, Courage. And Sucking

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Digg and now Google Ventures ) video podcast called, Foundation. airbnb andreessenhorowitz benhorowitz businesslandscape chadhurley digg elonmusk fab facebook foundationpodcast foursquare googleventures instagram jawbone kevinrose leadership marcandreessen pinterest quirky siliconvalley skype startup therealhousewivesofbeverlyhills tonyhsieh twitter venturecapital videopodcastIt's the kind of thing that just sticks to your brain.

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Analysis: Top 100 Twitter Users

Viper Chill

You are here: ViperChill » Social Media » Analysis: Top 100 Twitter Users Analysis: Top 100 Twitter Users Written by Glen, this post has 24 Comments In terms of traffic, I feel like Twitter is becoming a sort of hybrid between Digg of a few years ago and StumbleUpon. For example, @Veronica (Veronica Belmont) hosts a show via Revision 3 which was created by Digg founder, Kevin Rose. Home What the F ? Cloud Living Say "Hi!"

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Free Summer School For Marketers

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Kevin Rose (ex- Digg and currently at Google Ventures ) hosts this video podcast where he deep-dives into conversations with many startups from Silicon Valley. Spoiler alert: I dropped out of university. It''s true. I entered university with the best of intentions. At the same time, I was already publishing a couple of music magazines that were becoming successful.

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How To Get Started As A Business Leader

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Kevin Rose ( Digg , Milk , Revision3 , etc.) businessleader businessmodel chrissacca digg digitalmarketing entrepreneur facebook foundationpodcast founder google infovore instagram kevinrose kickstarter lowercasecapital marketing marketingcareer milk networking newmedia philosophy relationships revision3 siliconvalley success techcommunity tedconference twitter venturecapital videopodcastYour life and your success is not obvious. It's not a given. It's not a direct path.

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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #108

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"When the news broke this week that DIgg would be sold for about $500,000 , it kind of depressed me. For years, I saw Digg as one of the most modern ways for Infovores to consume, comment and share the news. In trying to figure out how Reddit beat Digg in terms of building a viable community, look no further than this piece as an example. Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see?

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The Resurrection Of Podcasting

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He co-founded Digg , Pownce , Revision3 and sold his latest start-up, Milk , to Google where he is currently working on their venture fund. Does anyone listen to podcasts anymore? Does anyone even care? This past week, I published episode #321 of my weekly audio podcast ( Six Pixels of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast ). Each week I have a conversation with someone interesting in the media, marketing, advertising, business book or personal development space.

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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. Digg is the social media network of tech geeks, and the Digg statistics should not be too surprising: 39% of Diggers publish their own blog. One of the non-convinced individuals who found the Digg story took the liberty to look further into this company, Burton Hosting, and the study.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & CommentLuv Benefits

Kikolani

Digg. A comprehensive new Digg guide – a complete how to from customizing your profile to submitting new stories, plus what is new and what is missing Digg now. 4 ways I compose posts to drive millions of pageviews through Digg – a look at the kind of content that does well on Digg. Digg vs. Reddit : interesting numbers after the new version of Digg goes live. What Digg must do to survive ?

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The Question Of Quora

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Answers can be voted up and down (ala Digg ) and you have the ability to follow the individuals and topics that are of interest to you. 140characters albertsheu blogger digg facebook foursquare gowalla groupon jeremiahowyang journalism journalist marketofone marketing media onlineplatform questionandanswer quora siliconvalley tweeters twitter walledgardenWhen someone asks, "what's the next Twitter ?" " more often than not, there is not a response.

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The Value Of Blog Comments

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They can push it out through StumbleUpon , Reddit or Digg. blog blogcomment blogger blogging bookmark content delicious digg email engagement gigaom googlebookmarks googleplus link linkedin linking marketing mathewingram onlinecommunity onlinesocialnetwork onlinevideo publishing reddit rss smartphone socialmedia socialproof stumbleupon trackback tumblr tweet twitterfacebook vimeo viral youtubeIn the beginning God created the Blogs and the RSS. And it was good.

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Taking Social Media Marketing Beyond Facebook And Twitter

Small Business Mavericks

Other sites such as Stumbleupon, Linkedin, Pinterest and Digg can still generate a lot of traffic. Digg seems to have gone through a slow down in recent times, however, I wouldn’t ignore it totally. Digg has gone through some changes and it no longer really delivers the massive amounts of traffic it once did. The key to success on Digg, (and like most social media sites), is befriend the right people.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

by Tamar Weinberg on February 22, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Pierre Far, who recently launched a very cool program called Social Alerter which notifies you as soon as your website has a solid chance of hitting the Digg or del.icio.us Anyone can visit online meeting places like Digg and Reddit and promote the voices and opinions of others, and anyone can mobilize a group of people around a common cause on Facebook or elsewhere.

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