tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979346649357248234.post5596113165519000737..comments2007-03-15T11:36:27.367-07:00Konchichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421232876282649544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979346649357248234.post-67212853765544565702007-03-15T11:36:00.000-07:002007-03-15T11:36:00.000-07:00Just a note about your statement regarding digg. While I agree with you that there is nothing really special about digg that is worth anywhere near $160 million, the main factor on that valuation is their audience.<BR/><BR/>Like Fox buying myspace, a company could purchase digg, in essence buying its audience, and market their products and charge others to market to that audience. The would profit by building on the name digg built for itself.Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06434259311357935133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4979346649357248234.post-22080789044182819112007-03-08T10:21:00.000-08:002007-03-08T10:21:00.000-08:00I definitely agree with you. My favorite site that often covers news topics is www.metafilter.com (They are really "best of the web" links, but often the posts are skewed toward tech news, politics and world news). It was started in 1999 and was basically one of the first blogs.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, what I love about the site is if a story is false, or misleading, or there is another side to the story that isn't being presented, the people on Metafilter will respond in the comments and dissect the story in front of your eyes. It is a type of interactive news when you have a variety of people with different opinions giving you their take on a story.<BR/><BR/>It's nice to see USAToday embracing this structure, but on the other hand, I'd like to see it done with more serious news web sites like CNN or NYtimes. I always think of USAToday as like a newspaper for kids. If they had a coloring page instead of a crossword puzzle I would not be surprised. Haha.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, this is my first time reading your blog, keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com