Comments on: Twitter is the New Digg, Only This Time with Celebrities

By: Chris Lang

Chris Lang — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:42:23 +0000

I followed you just because you did not post your Digg URL. LOL

But seriously, Twitter is social bookmarking just like I have always described Digg and any bookmarking site.

Google determines the vote by how many links the original content has, from the social source. NoFollow is dead, it means nothing in social circles these days. It is no longer about how many Diggs or votes you get, but who does the voting…

By: Chris Lang

Chris Lang — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:42:23 +0000

I followed you just because you did not post your Digg URL. LOL

But seriously, Twitter is social bookmarking just like I have always described Digg and any bookmarking site.

By: tom4cam

tom4cam — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:48:57 +0000

Same here. Come to think of it, I've only ever used SMS to announce that I'll be late for racquetball. But there is a whole other generation that uses SMS more than speech. Not a bad idea to tap into that market. Twitter is no dummy.

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:39:43 +0000

@tom4cam You know, the funny thing is… I don't think I've ever tweeted via SMS. I always use an app on my phone. I wonder, though, what the ratio of tweets is among web / phone app / SMS.

By: tom4cam

tom4cam — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:36:42 +0000

Note: Kids, get your parent's permission — and preferably an unlimited text message plan — before trying this at home.

By: tom4cam

tom4cam — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:31:31 +0000

The fact that Twitter can be delivered via text message means it reaches far beyond the Net. It becomes a way to tweet and follow tweeple from millions of regular cell phones via SMS, essentially converting them into a social networking devices. That's the power of Twitter.

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:06:07 +0000

@digidave Yes, exactly. Twitter has plenty of celebs on it… but what celebs ever talk about using Digg?

By: Bob Caswell

Bob Caswell — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:40:09 +0000

@arrington Wait, which one are you saying is the maybe (in terms of being “disruptive”) out of youtube, digg, facebook, and twitter?

By: digidave

digidave — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:36:07 +0000

I totally agree with this post. I've actually been digging a lot less since Twitter came on the scene about two years ago. And now Twitter has experienced a growth that Digg still hasn't. Obviously Digg has grown, but I feel like it never shed its geeky origins and community. Twitter, as you noted, was on Oprah.

By: michael arrington

michael arrington — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:30:09 +0000

actually first it was youtube, then digg, then facebook, then twitter. I think we'll be 3/4 and mayb 4/4.