Posts Tagged ‘digg’

Posted on May 30, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

Video: Digg version 4 coming soon: It’s like Friendfeed and Google Buzz, get your RSS feeds & profiles ready!

This past Friday, Digg’s CEO Kevin Rose released a video showing some of the upcoming features of Digg. From the video Digg v4 looks like a winner but reminds me a little of FriendFeed and Google Buzz with the import RSS feature and follower your friends Digg’s option. Take a look at the video below and let me know what you think in the comments.

For more on the new version of Digg see: Exclusive Video And Screenshots Of Digg Version 4

I’ve been on Digg since 2006 but haven’t been a huge Digg users but I get the feeling that is about to change. You can find me on Digg here: http://digg.com/users/waynesutton

Posted on September 13, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

The psychology behind social engagement: What does it mean when you click the "Like" button?

Photo via Jeffisageek flickr
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m thinking about the psychology of social engagement. Why do people “Like” comments / post and what does it mean, when they “Like” something. If you look a lot of popular social media sites such as Facebook, friendfeed and even video social networking sites like Vimeo all have a like button or link. Also with social commenting platforms such as Disqus, you can now even hit the “Like” button on comments. Even url shortener services have a “Like” button such as StumbleUpon’s su.pr

But what does it mean when you hit the “Like” button and why don’t we see a “Dislike” button. Twitter doesn’t even have a “Like” button or feature but when you ReTweet a tweet does that mean you actually saying that you “Like” it?  The “Like” feature comes in various formats too. A lot of times you’ll see it as a “Thumbs up” or a “Heart” or just a text link saying “Like”. Some sites/blogs use stars for rating post or videos such as YouTube but they also use “Thumbs” for voting comments. Does stars mean you “Like” it and when you give a video 5 stars means you just “Like” it a lot?

Two services that really push the mentality of “Liking” a post are Slashdot and Digg. Slashdot uses the plus/minus feature if a reader “Likes” a post and Digg users created their own lingo so to speak as to when “Digg” something you “Like” it. Or are you saying I’m endorsing it when I “Digg” a post.

Sorry that I have more questions than answers but I’m sticking to my saying that “I don’t have all the answers but my social network does”. So with that being said here are a few more questions:

• When you click on a “Like” link do you feel ad though as you are endorsing the content?
• Do we really need a “Dislike” link?
• Should Twitter add a “Like” feature?
• Should Brightkite add a “Like” feature?
• Should Facebook and Friendfeed add a “Dislike” link next to the “Like” button?
• Why do you “Like” a post but won’t leave a comment”?
• Do you “Like” this post? (he he)
• Do you know the first site to add a “Like” button?

Here’s a look at various “Like” buttons from the web.

StumbleUpon with Like feature

Vimeo with Like feature (heart)

Facebook with Like feature

Friendfeed with Like feature

Digg’s Thumbs Up/Down in comments

Disqus Comments with Like feature

I’m not sure who started the “Like” social phenomenon of giving users a quick way of expression their stamp of approval for online content but it has been adopted by the social web community. Your thoughts?

Posted on May 18, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

Digg going real-time, Windows 7 pricing fail & scribd sharing the wealth plan – episode 038

Today on Talk Social News we discuss our thoughts on Digg going real-time, Windows 7 pricing fail & scribd sharing the wealth plan.

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Posted on November 9, 2008 - by Wayne Sutton

Premium WordPress Themes Continue to Shine

If there has been any Web 2.0 company that has survived the 1st .dot com bubble it’s WordPress and with it’s recent purchases of intense debate comment platform and poll daddy, WordPress is on pace to not only survive the current bubble but may be one of the top 5 online social firms when it’s all said and done.

One continuing trend with WordPress is the quality of themes we have seen over the past few months and with a open theme community WordPress Premium themes seem to have taken over as the new cool and smart thing to do for theme developers.

Premium WordPress themes are great for not only WordPress but for anyone looking to launch a new website and looking for an easy content management system (CMS) as well.

Here’s a list of 7 Top Premium WordPress Themes via Digg. If you’re looking for a new look for your blog or looking to launch a new website, my suggestion is to install a self hosted version of WordPress, buy or find a free premium WordPress theme, customize it, start blogging or use it as a static page and you’re good to go.

Take a look a the themes and let me know which one is your favorite.

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