One of of my new favorite pastimes is submitting new stories and links to Digg. In addition to posting to my writing blog and sending comments and tips to other writers, Digg writer4web submissions provide me with an outlet to express some of my personal opinions and political beliefs. As I search the web for articles that have an impact, I have the chance to share my ideas and feelings with others. I enjoy looking for good editorials on civil liberties, human rights, or politics that can provide me and others with information that I didn't know or had not considered, and I find it satisfying to post good material and share it with my friends and with the Digg Community. Another aspect that I appreciate about Digg is the good natured competition with other 'diggers' to try and submit the good stories before anyone else, and to try and rack up as many 'diggs' as I can. It is exciting to watch the Digger community react strongly to a great article you've submitted, although there are surprises as well when a hot article gets a low rating or a simple editorial lands you a string of digg points and comments. One of the most exhilarating aspects has to be the moment when you start getting diggs at a rapid rate and can watch your article climb up the roster towards that fabled place in the sky-The Digg Homepage.
There have been lots of articles written about the 'Digg Effect', but to put it simply-Front page news gets alot of traffic, and when the ratings start to rise, it happens very quickly. That is PART of the FUN and PART of the PROBLEM. What happens when you aren't online responding to the rapid onslaught of comments from users when your digg starts it's rise? What if you decided to go to the park that day, or clean your house? What happens then? The truth is that you can miss the excitement of a front page digg if you are not sitting at your computer because it all happens very quickly. 2 days ago, after submitting a few interesting diggs to my profile page, I left to do some errands until the evening. That is exactly the same time my digg article started gaining votes and moving up the charts rapidly until I had hit the first page with about 300 votes and it was still rising. By the time I had heard about it from a friend of mine, my article had logged another 150 votes and been on the front page for a few hours already. I finally got home and was able to watch it rise a little as new comments kept it on the 2nd page for a few more hours. The irritating problem was that I had had my first serious front page run and I hadn't been there to enjoy it or to respond to it. Then it hit me. What could you offer a digger who has everything?
HOW ABOUT A DIGGER ALARM CLOCK???
It might fasten onto your hand like a wristwatch, or maybe it could be a cell phone ring tone that plays "NO Diggity, you got to bag it up". Maybe it would look like one of those small windable alarm clocks that you could put into your car and place on the dashboard. Something.
Anything to let you know-"Oops, I have something in the oven, gotta run". I need some help here people!!
How can I have missed writer4web's first major front page digg? I need someone out there to hear my call. "Can you design the gadget of the future? A Digger Alarm is definitely needed here! " The thrill of victory just ain't the same if you aren't there to see it. Diggers, start your engines!
For any other ideas, comments or questions, please feel free to use the comment section>>>>>
That's what it is there for!
Be cool people,
writer4web
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