Comments on: Is Digg's Customer Service Really This Sucky? http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/ Web producer, writer, online media cultist. That's how I roll. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:26:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: generic viagra http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-79 generic viagra Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:26:09 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-79 cheap@viagra.com cheap@viagra.com

]]> By: allsux http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-78 allsux Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:45:32 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-78 Yup, that about sums it up. I can't believe they never responded to any of my complaints, yet their Director of Operations was willing to put on his FAVORITE DIGGS a link to something he knew to be stolen content from my site. Craziness - guess he's not too good to openly support plagiarism, but he IS too good to respond to someone who complains about it ;) Yup, that about sums it up. I can’t believe they never responded to any of my complaints, yet their Director of Operations was willing to put on his FAVORITE DIGGS a link to something he knew to be stolen content from my site. Craziness – guess he’s not too good to openly support plagiarism, but he IS too good to respond to someone who complains about it ;)

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Eric Berlin Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:40:40 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-77 Thanks allsux, very interesting. This ties into my not loving the Internet-wide festival of fakery and chicanery every April 1! I was really surprised that Digg would personally respond in such a manner. In fact I believe a real issue that they have is that they're too hands off with their community and the public. Thanks allsux, very interesting. This ties into my not loving the Internet-wide festival of fakery and chicanery every April 1!

I was really surprised that Digg would personally respond in such a manner. In fact I believe a real issue that they have is that they’re too hands off with their community and the public.

]]> By: allsux http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-76 allsux Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:38:54 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-76 The short answer: that particular e-mail was an April Fool's Day joke (explained on allsux.com). For the full story, which started with Digg refusing to remove a popular but plagiarized post from their site, and for a fun way to mess with Digg see: http://allsux.com Aside from the letter, everything else on the site regarding is true (and verifiable, for that matter), including the fact that Digg Director of Operations Scott (Steve was made up) Baker added to his *own Digg list* a link to a pirated image from my site - thus openly breaking the Digg Terms of Service and advocating plagiarism by his actions. Meanwhile, for bringing this all to Digg's attention I have had my account suspended and IP address banned from the site. Allsux also has links to reputable sources (including Wired, Slashdot and Wikipedia) for those of you interested in more examples of the extent of Digg's corruption. Please feel free to link to my site and direct others to it - I'm interested in sharing the news of how much Digg sux :) The short answer: that particular e-mail was an April Fool’s Day joke (explained on allsux.com). For the full story, which started with Digg refusing to remove a popular but plagiarized post from their site, and for a fun way to mess with Digg see: http://allsux.com

Aside from the letter, everything else on the site regarding is true (and verifiable, for that matter), including the fact that Digg Director of Operations Scott (Steve was made up) Baker added to his *own Digg list* a link to a pirated image from my site – thus openly breaking the Digg Terms of Service and advocating plagiarism by his actions.

Meanwhile, for bringing this all to Digg’s attention I have had my account suspended and IP address banned from the site. Allsux also has links to reputable sources (including Wired, Slashdot and Wikipedia) for those of you interested in more examples of the extent of Digg’s corruption. Please feel free to link to my site and direct others to it – I’m interested in sharing the news of how much Digg sux :)

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Eric Berlin Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:01:03 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-75 I wrote a piece on my "down time" sites <a href="http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/01/10/whats-your-favorite-go-to-downtime-site/" rel="nofollow">a little while back</a>, and Reddit serves my needs as well, Mat. Social news sites in the end are communities, and for whatever reason I seem to feel more at home at Reddit than at Digg. I wrote a piece on my “down time” sites a little while back, and Reddit serves my needs as well, Mat. Social news sites in the end are communities, and for whatever reason I seem to feel more at home at Reddit than at Digg.

]]> By: Mat Brewster http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Mat Brewster Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:22:33 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-74 I still go to Digg on occasion, and do vote on some stories, my daily needs are served by Reddit. I still go to Digg on occasion, and do vote on some stories, my daily needs are served by Reddit.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Eric Berlin Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:28:16 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-73 They are kind of <a href="http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?url=www.digg.com" rel="nofollow">trending down!</a> They are kind of trending down!

]]> By: Webomatica http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Webomatica Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:23:25 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-72 Digg jump / shark? Hmmm.I'll just say I haven't been using it much, recently... Digg jump / shark? Hmmm.I’ll just say I haven’t been using it much, recently…

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Eric Berlin Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:33:20 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-71 Amy, I can't confirm whether it's real, but it certainly looks real and Steve Baker really is a Digg employee. I agree about how it looks -- it's ever so easy to change allegience on the Internet, particularly in hot and growing spaces such as social news. Mat -- while I think Digg can be very useful (and certainly drives a lot of traffic!) I'm a big Reddit fan as well. Amy, I can’t confirm whether it’s real, but it certainly looks real and Steve Baker really is a Digg employee. I agree about how it looks — it’s ever so easy to change allegience on the Internet, particularly in hot and growing spaces such as social news.

Mat — while I think Digg can be very useful (and certainly drives a lot of traffic!) I’m a big Reddit fan as well.

]]> By: Mat Brewster http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Mat Brewster Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:29:11 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2007/04/02/is-diggs-customer-service-really-this-sucky/#comment-70 That's awesome. I'm glad I switched to Reddit a long time ago. That’s awesome. I’m glad I switched to Reddit a long time ago.

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