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Posted by: Shawnsblog 2 years, 2 months agoWith it(Netscape Beta) being in Beta is it OK to catch content from Digg and post it to Netscape? I myself have answered this as a No, so if I'm going to post a story to Netscape I look to see if it is on the front cover of Digg. If it is, I don't post. Can Digg and Netscape Co-Exist?
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AJRahim
June 20, 2006, 1:07 a.m.I don't see why not there are many news sites and they all co-exsist. =P
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freeter
June 20, 2006, 4:32 a.m.Digg is turning into Netscape anyway. They're both useless and full of morons. I find very few articles on either site that I can contribute to in any positive way. Even in those rare instances, it's like talking to a brick wall.
Can they co-exist? If West Wing and CSI can co-exist, I don't see why not. It's the new tech site that you should be worried about--the one that takes Digg's old spot as the best site to check every day for quality content and intelligent/informed commentary.
Netscape has one thing going for it: user moderation doesn't work. The problem is, Netscape's "anchors" aim for the lowest common denominator; so why not just let the masses wallow in their own filth? Digg worked so well in the beginning because it had a solid team of "anchors": early adopters and hardcore Internet geeks who knew what the hell they were doing. User moderation is only as good as the users, and the same is true of top-down editorial policy. Aim low and you'll get poor results.
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TimALoftis
June 20, 2006, 8:33 p.m.Full Of Morons? Why are you on here? If I thought that everyone I was talking to was a moron, I would move on.
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samosley
June 24, 2006, 12:44 p.m.I totally agree with the article. Netscape and Digg can certainly co-exist—and they should. I really like the new Netscape format and I had never heard of Digg until now. I like how users can participate, leave comments, and vote on stories. Actually, the new Netscape has also got me looking at Digg as well. I look at Netscape and Digg as I would Foxnews.com and CNN.com, just two different information sites. Why should anyone care that Netscape looks and acts somewhat like Digg? Again, it’s just another information site. I think this format could be the future of how news and information is delivered on the net.
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daisye
June 29, 2006, 11:50 p.m.I must admit I'm not the tech geek I'd like to be. This is all new to me, but I should have fun learning about it all. But as of now - I'm lost.
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kosmar
July 8, 2006, 11:18 a.m.there are 101 social bookmarking sites the latest being http://webride.org and http://bluedot.com . all of them are unique in some aspect and anybody into sharing and discovery will have three or more accounts, i think. netscape and digg will both stay and have their users, but only few people will be on both, as its appears to be just too similar. but hey, most people have like three different freemailers also … in the end its a matter of community building and a massive fast growth is probably spoiling more than doing good. remember those cries that digg is full of spam and spoof and bs? guess why netscape has anchors?
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JimEspo
Sept. 8, 2006, 6 p.m.Like many others, it was netscape that introduced me to digg (not vice versa). I suppose in one way or another every TV show is a copy of the first television show, every website is a copy of the first website, etc. Certainly user submitted content is not an "original" idea -- that's been happening for years. Voting (or digging) up a story is a very creative feature, but again it's just enhancing online polls which have also been around for a while. My point is, enjoy your social bookmarking site, blossom where you're planted, and stop kvetching about who did what first.
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