Comments on: News flash: Digg headlines not "real" news http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Loconut - Perth News http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/comment-page-1/#comment-335300 Loconut - Perth News Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:40:04 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/#comment-335300 It's pretty obvious that each social news site has its own set audience (just look at the limited range of submission categories on Digg for example), and with lots of niche social news sites (Tweako, Video Sift, Ballhype etc) popping up that's only going to continue further. It’s pretty obvious that each social news site has its own set audience (just look at the limited range of submission categories on Digg for example), and with lots of niche social news sites (Tweako, Video Sift, Ballhype etc) popping up that’s only going to continue further.

]]> By: eri http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/comment-page-1/#comment-334651 eri Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:24:38 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/#comment-334651 Really glad to read something of sense on this issue. My first thought when I read the PEJ article and, later, the Nick Carr article, was that I read the news sites for the big media articles, but I follow the social sites for interesting tidbits and, sometimes, more detailed information than mass media likes to give. I hate spin and they're spinning this to make their audience seem stupid, which is sad, because they still have their audience ... for now. If they keep insulting people, they'll lose it fast. Really glad to read something of sense on this issue. My first thought when I read the PEJ article and, later, the Nick Carr article, was that I read the news sites for the big media articles, but I follow the social sites for interesting tidbits and, sometimes, more detailed information than mass media likes to give. I hate spin and they’re spinning this to make their audience seem stupid, which is sad, because they still have their audience … for now. If they keep insulting people, they’ll lose it fast.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/comment-page-1/#comment-325750 Eric Berlin Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:45:22 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/#comment-325750 Mathew, I completely agree. The blogosphere grew out of a need for people to get more and different kinds of information and entertainment content than what they were getting from traditional media, and the social media explosion (including social news sites) is simply a continuation of this trend. The Daily Show is amazing... and it's as amazing as it is because it sits atop all the other mass of media and news that's already out there. As you mention Digg and delicious and Reddit are similar -- you can't look at them in a vacuum. Mathew, I completely agree. The blogosphere grew out of a need for people to get more and different kinds of information and entertainment content than what they were getting from traditional media, and the social media explosion (including social news sites) is simply a continuation of this trend.

The Daily Show is amazing… and it’s as amazing as it is because it sits atop all the other mass of media and news that’s already out there. As you mention Digg and delicious and Reddit are similar — you can’t look at them in a vacuum.

]]> By: Tish Grier http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/comment-page-1/#comment-325247 Tish Grier Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:54:33 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/09/12/news-flash-digg-headlines-not-real-news/#comment-325247 The whole thing just made my head ache...and what was with PEJ coining the term "user news"? Is it really so gauche to use the term "social news" to identify Digg, Reddit, etc. ? It's a heck of a lot more accurate. The whole thing just made my head ache…and what was with PEJ coining the term “user news”? Is it really so gauche to use the term “social news” to identify Digg, Reddit, etc. ? It’s a heck of a lot more accurate.

]]>