Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation
by Angostura on Monday July 31, 2017 @04:24PM
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What killed Digg though, wasn't any change in look at feel, as much as a fundamental change in content policy. It went from 'users submit stuff and upvote it' to 'content publishers can automate a firehose of their stories into the system for a price' people didn't like that.
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Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation
by wldcordeiro on Monday July 31, 2017 @07:01PM
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I'm seeing a similar parallel to Reddit's new profiles though. Not exactly the same but it's a move to appease the content publishers that has been angering their core userbase.
Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation
by Angostura on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @09:52PM
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Agreed. I think the profile initiative does feel quite Digg v4
Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation
by pluma on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @08:28AM
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The way I remember it, Reddit had pretty much already beat Digg by the time they attempted the redesign and pivot (which largely went hand-in-hand). Those changes were just the final nail in the coffin. But as far as Digg was competing with Reddit, Digg hat already lost.
Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation
by bnolsen on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @08:56AM
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For me Digg's real problem was that a small cadre of politically active users figured out how to hijack the site and steer it the way they wanted. That's why I left. Reddit did a way better job of sandboxing those people.