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Webomatica: Digg: Social Media Consumer Revolt

  • Ross McKillop · 2 years ago
    I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I *think* that the iphone story is the one that has the most diggs (http://www.digg.com/apple/Apple_Announces_iPhone_2) @ 22k.

    I suspect todays 15k hd-dvd post would have broken 22k if it wasn't pulled...
  • webomatica · 2 years ago
    Ah yeah, I think you're right: 22570 diggs. I'll add that to the article.
  • tunequest · 2 years ago
    AACS kinda dug this hole for themselves when it published the hd-dvd key in a court document (a public record).

    But the behavior of the "digg community" (to whatever extant that exists) is just appalling. I don't want to get into the ethics, "rightness" or legality of either side on this debate, but the immature mob actions of digg's users is pure anarchy, which is quite off-putting.

    I think it's telling that all this passion has sprung up because of the code that will enable copying of hd-dvd movies. Freedom of information is a noble cause, but it seems to take the potential for "free" movies to spring all the warriors into action.
  • webomatica · 2 years ago
    Tunequest, good points. I do agree that the revolt was quite revolting in terms of mob mentality, but I do think it's no surprise knowing the community Digg has been fostering over the past few months - a bunch of party animals who say whatever they want with no consequences, in the name of free beer and hot babes. The sheer number of digg users also makes anonimity possible even with a login which can also foster bad behavior.

    I think Tony Hung has a good take on it, that as you say AACS kinda dug this hole for themeselves, Digg "dugg" this hole for themselves as well.
  • tunequest · 2 years ago
    "a bunch of party animals who say whatever they want with no consequences, in the name of free beer and hot babes."

    If that's not bubble mentality, I don't know what is.

    But now that digg has "dugg" (ahhh, puns) in its heels, the legal eagle in me is fascinated to see how this turns out.

    As an aside, I did a Google search for "the number" and it returned 44,000 pages.
  • Ross · 2 years ago
    I found the whole thing quite fascinating, but at the same time it made reading digg completely worthless yesterday. I just woke up so I haven't read digg yet today, but I glanced at the front page titles (via netvibes) and things seem to be back to normal.
  • engtech · 2 years ago
    Armchair activism at it's best. Copy and paste a 32-digit key all over the internet versus preventing something like the DMCA from becoming law.

    All of us tech types are guilty of this.
  • webomatica · 2 years ago
    eng, true, if only the power of the digg mob could be harnessed towards something more useful than defending the "right" to pirate movies.