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How to Get Your First Digg Front Page in One Week

Social News Watch  Jul 12 09

Most who give advice about Digg say that the fastest way to get to the front page is by being active, picking out the right friends, digging all of their submissions, and waiting until they add you back. Once you have enough friends, look for strong content to submit and VOILA! you hit. For most, this [...] Full story...

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Digg Front Page Hits Ludicrous Speed

Social News Watch  Feb 26 10

Following last week’s secret alpha testing at Digg headquarters, today’s front page went crazy.

“The Secret Masters of Digg” to Speak at ROFLCon

Social News Watch  Feb 18 10

While I don’t necessarily agree with the titling, it will be an honor to be on a panel with MrBabyMan and MSaleem at the 2010 ROFLCon.

Toyota hits Digg and I must say I like it

Social News Watch  Feb 16 10

When I first saw the advertisement that Toyota had placed on Digg.com, I was skeptical. After all, Digg and most social news sites in general are not considered a “PR venue” to help in times of crisis.

Reddit Founder Discusses Social Media on TED

Social News Watch  Feb 08 10

When Alexis speaks, Redditors listen. From Mashable: We’ll start things off with a real-life social media parable about how the biggest and most effective forces on the web usually take shape by accident.

Digg Advertising… via Source Code. For Hell. Seriously.

Social News Watch  Feb 03 10

Not sure whether to applaud them for attempting to get creative or to scorn them for being unoriginal.

SocialBlade is in the Running for a ShortyAward

Social News Watch  Feb 01 10

I wouldn’t have expected it, but it’s true. One of my most important “jobs” occurs every Thursday at 7:00 pm PST.

The Five C’s To Social Media

Social News Watch  Jan 27 10

We all are in need of tips to try and begin utilizing Social Media to its fullest potential and although it is ever growing and changing, certain things remain the same.

Social News “Darling” Imgur Has Staggering Statistics

Social News Watch  Jan 27 10

When Imgur.com first hit the scene a year ago, it quickly became the “hip” way to post, host, and share images on Reddit.

Digg Dupe Checker Fail

Social News Watch  Jan 05 10

Digg has moderators, as they have acknowledged in the past. For those who believe that the moderators are screening the stories before they’re allowed to hit the front page, I can say that either they were asleep on the job or it just isn’t true.

Government Monitoring your Tweets? Monitor Theirs Right Back.

Social News Watch  Dec 30 09

What is your government tweeting now? That’s the question that GovLive tweets asks on their new website.



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