Digg and clone wars
February 23, 2007 10:40 AM Subscribe
Digg and clone wars Most of you probably know about digg. They have really added the people factor into the news. With the introduction of an open source "digg clone" software meneame and digg's success a lot of clones started to emerge (As it happens). Some of these are actually quite good and unique in the way eg Videosift and VoteSexy [NSFW Babes site]. So what does this mean to us; users? Surely competition means good news. Or will this simply saturate the "digg niche" similar to myspace and their clones, polluting the internet?
This post was deleted for the following reason: votesexy is owned by the person that paid for this account. perma-fucking-banned.
Digg, digg, Spanish digg clone, YouTubey digg clone, softcore porn digg clone, myspace. Nice links.
posted by Plutor at 10:50 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by Plutor at 10:50 AM on February 23, 2007
Have you never heard of myspace? lol What i mean is that when myspace became a success everyone started launching their own myspace clones. It became even easier when myspace clone scripts went on sale. Have a look on Google. This is turning into a joke. Obviously 99% of these sites will never make it anywhere unless they have that something special.
posted by mightyb at 10:51 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by mightyb at 10:51 AM on February 23, 2007
there's really nothing i can say to this that won't pale in comparison to Burhanistan's perfect snark
posted by keswick at 10:52 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by keswick at 10:52 AM on February 23, 2007
Ah well, sorry guys. My first post. Should i fill it up with interesting links next time? :D
posted by mightyb at 10:55 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by mightyb at 10:55 AM on February 23, 2007
Should i fill it up with interesting links next time?
What do you think this is, MySpace?
posted by secret about box at 10:56 AM on February 23, 2007
What do you think this is, MySpace?
posted by secret about box at 10:56 AM on February 23, 2007
Nah.
posted by brundlefly at 10:56 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by brundlefly at 10:56 AM on February 23, 2007
[Responding to mightyb.]
posted by brundlefly at 10:57 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by brundlefly at 10:57 AM on February 23, 2007
myspace started as a clone of facebook, if I recall. Don't give them credit for being original. (scoff scoff scoff)
posted by cowbellemoo at 11:02 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by cowbellemoo at 11:02 AM on February 23, 2007
If only there were a site where I could vote up digg clones and the highest voted ones would appear on the front page.
posted by revgeorge at 11:09 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by revgeorge at 11:09 AM on February 23, 2007
Digg needs the competition. As I've understood it, they've been complete jerks with C&D orders against people taking "their" content/links.
posted by Kickstart70 at 11:13 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by Kickstart70 at 11:13 AM on February 23, 2007
What digg did was impose a mass market consumer mindset on the internet. Thanks.
posted by Pastabagel at 11:24 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by Pastabagel at 11:24 AM on February 23, 2007
mightyb: "Should i fill it up with interesting links next time?"
One would have been nice.
posted by Plutor at 11:28 AM on February 23, 2007
One would have been nice.
posted by Plutor at 11:28 AM on February 23, 2007
Metafilter: fill it up with interesting links next time
posted by defenestration at 11:35 AM on February 23, 2007
posted by defenestration at 11:35 AM on February 23, 2007
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