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Digg's latest business move: digg it, or bury it?
PRO:
This is great! If I see an ad I don't like, I can bury it. It's satisfying to have some control over the kind of advertising I see on a site, and this will lead to the most annoying ads and advertisers getting buried right off the site. Plus, seeing ads that fit in with the Digg layout is more tolerable than traditional banners or animated garbage.
CON:
Are you kidding? Not only will the ads pollute the river and be confusing to casual users, but Digg wants me to do the work of deciding which ads are the best and worst? Sounds like a scheme to attract more advertisers. I mean, who wouldn't want to buy ads that millions of users will not only see, but interact with by voting? If I bury something, it's already too late: I've seen the ad. Plus, these cheapskate advertisers won't even have to pay a designer.Ridiculous.
What do you think, Download Squad readers? Are the new Digg ads going to be a winner, or fall flat?
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Bufsabre said 9:14AM on 6-04-2009
DIGG SUCKS! REDDIT 4 LIFE!!!
/fanboi
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Thrush said 9:54AM on 6-04-2009
I try to keep up with both digg's and reddit's feeds .. guess I can just drop digg.
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Josh said 10:09AM on 6-04-2009
Funnily enough, it seems that Adblock Plus takes care of these ads as well. So Digg doesn't change one bit for me.
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Drew said 10:55AM on 6-04-2009
I can see some problems here with advertisers being willing to pay for what could turn into negative WOM...
Then again I suppose it is down to them to ensure compelling copy........
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acme said 11:50AM on 6-05-2009
thats a very weak con argument.
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