Darwinian Web
Adam Green's thoughts on the evolution of the Internet

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Richard MacManus interviews Digg's founder

Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 7:21 AM (permalink)

There seems to be a generation gap when it comes to sites like Digg. Despite Digg's current popularity, nobody I know who is my age reads it. I think that is due to the pattern of usage among readers of Digg, who appear to be cube dwellers who are looking for something to distract them from work. One thing I do know about Digg is that it has exceeded Slashdot in traffic and influence among within its demographic group. At least the founder of Digg has done a great job of getting that meme planted in the blogosphere. That is one thing I really respect Kevin Rose for, he has clearly picked Slashdot as his prime competitor and worked at surpassing it. If you have also been missing out on Digg's rise to prominence, Richard MacManus' interview with Kevin is required reading.

Tags: digg slashdot

Interesting Ajax thread on Slashdot

Posted on Friday, November 4, 2005 at 7:38 AM (permalink)

As you would expect the Slashdotters view Ajax as a massive hack elevated by massive hype. In between the flames, however, there are some useful ideas.