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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Stories I Wrote that hit the Front Page of Digg, part 1
Here is a partial list of stories that I authored that made it tot he front page of Digg. There are several others, but most are on websites with which I cannot mention my involvement. Enjoy.
Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan - 806 Diggs. An article that touches on the Boone Pickens plan for alternative energy sources that would free some of the United States' dependancy on foreign oil.
Fake Hookers + Fake Credit Cards + Fake 13yr olds = Marketing? - 1389 Diggs. When a story goes viral, it's possible for the source to get a ton of traffic and a lot of backlinks. When it's a spoof, but a lot of people believed it to be true, well, it can get ugly.
Recommended Flaw: 31% of Digg Homepage submitted by 10 Users - 3400 Digg.
iPhone was Dugg. Way Dugg. - 1559 Diggs.
Read more about JD Rucker.
Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan - 806 Diggs. An article that touches on the Boone Pickens plan for alternative energy sources that would free some of the United States' dependancy on foreign oil.
Fake Hookers + Fake Credit Cards + Fake 13yr olds = Marketing? - 1389 Diggs. When a story goes viral, it's possible for the source to get a ton of traffic and a lot of backlinks. When it's a spoof, but a lot of people believed it to be true, well, it can get ugly.
Recommended Flaw: 31% of Digg Homepage submitted by 10 Users - 3400 Digg.
iPhone was Dugg. Way Dugg. - 1559 Diggs.
Read more about JD Rucker.
Digg Recommended Flaw: 31% of Homepage submitted by 10 Users
This one hit 3400 Diggs and 309 Comments.Posted to popFAIL.Original Description:A look at the last 500 front page stories on Digg reveals that 10 submitters control a mind-boggling 31.4% (157 out of 500). Some of the names on the list are familiar to the front page, while a few have found new success using Digg's new Recommendation Engine.
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read more | digg story
iPhone was Dugg. Way Dugg.
This got 1559 Diggs and 97 Comments.Posted on popFAIL.Original Description:With the unveiling of the iPhone at the WWDC on Monday, there just weren’t very many real surprises. Many of the speculations and rumors came through. Some were merely fiction. Here are some quick statistics from the week in Digg that was dominated by the enigmatic iPhone.
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read more | digg story
Digg & Fox Tricked: 13yo ordering hookers w/ dads cc a FAKE
This one got to 1389 Diggs and 120 Comments.Posted to NowPublic.Original Description:What a virtual world we travel through sometimes. A (relatively) innocent marketing ploy designed to draw in backlinks for a financial services comparison website in London has stirred up media attention ranging from the front page of Digg to coverage on Fox News.
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read more | digg story
Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan
This one got to 806 Diggs and 152 Comments.Posted on Greenopolis.When anyone invests $300 million dollars into promoting alternative energy sources, the Democrats usually take notice. When that person is an oil tycoon, brother of a "Bush Pioneer", and someone who was a major contributor to the 2004 Swift Boat ads, that person gets an invitation from Nancy Pelosi to speak before the House Democratic Caucus.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Tomatoes: After $500 million in losses, the FDA appears wrong
Please check out this story:
http://ping.fm/HKJXy
It is likely that, after huge losses, the FDA may have been wrong about declaring tomatoes as the source of the current salmonella outbreak.
There's a Digg button at the bottom of the story if you like it.
THANKS!
oboy
http://ping.fm/HKJXy
It is likely that, after huge losses, the FDA may have been wrong about declaring tomatoes as the source of the current salmonella outbreak.
There's a Digg button at the bottom of the story if you like it.
THANKS!
oboy
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Was Oil the real "WMD" that put us in Iraq?
http://ping.fm/lONqN - Great story that I found on NowPublic.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Testing Ping.FM on Blogging
This is the first test of the http://ping.fm blog posting feature for my blogs. If this pops up on Plurk or Twitter or anything, please disregard as ignorance.
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