The Digg Mob

As demonstrated by the chaos that ensued on “the HP thread”, the Digg mob is essentially a classless, shameless group. I guess they have every right to be. But the reality is that people take on personalities and alter-egos far different than they most likely have in real life. This week is Digg week here at Technosailor. I’m not trying to get on Digg’s front page. Been there. Took down the servers. I could take it or leave it as they gave me nothing.

However, it was a prime way to kickoff Digg week - heck you didn’t even know it was Digg week, did you?

Tomorrow morning, special guest Steven Fisher from Venture Files, will be talking about things Digg needs to do to stay alive.

And of course, Wednesday’s topic has already been riffed upon today by Jason Calacanis and Duncan Riley. I guess I’m late to the party and will have to figure out how to not steal their thunder, or sound like an echo chamber - even though my post has been brewing for several days now and was accentuated by today’s chaos.

Related Digg Week Entries

• CASE STUDY: HP Gives Consumer the Middle Finger
• 5 Things Digg needs to do or it will die in 2008
• The Digg Bury Effect
• What George Orwell Can Teach Us About Digg
• Gaming Digg: Is it a game when the money isn’t Monopoly Money?

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• Stumble it!

About the Author: Aaron Brazell is the lead editor of Technosailor.com and a social media expert. His passion is to see companies and individuals use the internet and web technologies wisely and effectively to promote their brands and companies. He is Business Development Manager for Lijit and he worked as Director of Technology at b5media from 2005-2008 and is currently an independent consultant.