Comments on: The War of Worlds Between Diggers and Bloggers and The Social Media Black Market http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php Primarily covering topics about affiliate & search engine marketing, micro & mobile blogging, making money online, search engine ranking & optimization, social media & networking, software & technology, web development & graphic design, and anything else on my mind. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:20:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daman Conners http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-16622 Daman Conners Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-16622 Come on with the semi-apologetic tone. We all know the game and we all know what we all must say to not piss off the powers that be ( Digg, Reddit etc). The fact of the matter is you can buy your way to the top quite easily, and get lots of traffic. You can employ a 'linkbaiter' anytime and get into their network. As I see it there are 4 main groups on Digg. The most public but not nearly the most successful is what some affectionately call the MU crew. That's S as well as other buddy from Pronet. I'm sure you know who I speak of. If you pay them $200 a month you too can get all of the votes you need to get to the top of Digg. That's the fact and that's why sites like Digg then go into decline. It's what is paid to be on top that gets to the first page. Me I am in this life to have fun and laugh. Laughter is everything to me, especially the entire social media field. Full of laughs you have to admit. Come on with the semi-apologetic tone. We all know the game and we all know what we all must say to not piss off the powers that be ( Digg, Reddit etc). The fact of the matter is you can buy your way to the top quite easily, and get lots of traffic. You can employ a ‘linkbaiter’ anytime and get into their network.
As I see it there are 4 main groups on Digg. The most public but not nearly the most successful is what some affectionately call the MU crew. That’s S as well as other buddy from Pronet. I’m sure you know who I speak of. If you pay them $200 a month you too can get all of the votes you need to get to the top of Digg.
That’s the fact and that’s why sites like Digg then go into decline. It’s what is paid to be on top that gets to the first page.
Me I am in this life to have fun and laugh. Laughter is everything to me, especially the entire social media field. Full of laughs you have to admit.

]]> By: Ted http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15474 Ted Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:01:27 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15474 If you fill it up every time... If you fill it up every time…

]]> By: offendedblogger http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15445 offendedblogger Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:44:40 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15445 Sure I'll be your friend! But only if you will Stumble and Digg me. Oh, and you have to let me borrow your car whenever I ask! :p Sure I’ll be your friend!

But only if you will Stumble and Digg me.

Oh, and you have to let me borrow your car whenever I ask! :p

]]> By: Ted http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15428 Ted Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:30:43 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15428 I fancy the "enjoying along the way" idea. That is what my next project is all about. We stopped having fun while following the internet dream. I fancy the “enjoying along the way” idea. That is what my next project is all about. We stopped having fun while following the internet dream.

]]> By: Lawrence Ip http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15410 Lawrence Ip Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:25:59 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15410 Yup I hate scum too... With a passion in fact! I also am sickened by the fact that I keep getting bombarded by well meaning individuals who inadvertently have been conned into believing that they can make a decent living online by following a specific "success formula" that they have been sold on, in spite of the psycho babble, yup it's the same old same old. I am fast becoming desensitized to all of this... Hence the following... My God! Haven't we worked it out yet? The four best selling topics all revolve around the dream of financial freedom... The promise.. The "How To". This is what they are for the Internet Marketing Niche : Affiliate Marketing, Traffic Generation, Content Creation and List Building. They're all about "How to" succeed online. No secret there. What is not mentioned is the fact that if you are using a blog to promote your business (which ideally you would have your very own product to sell... Oh... what the heck.. Let's sell some others too..), that there is a lot of work that goes into getting it right. In other words, providing the right sort of content that engages our target audience enough for them to trust in our recommendations and therefore subscribe to our newsletter.. become a paid member of a membership site... purchase a product or shout our praise.. or all of the above. In all.. (and quite simply) it is work... But above and beyond that it is about building "solid relationships" and providing products and services that do the job. Oh! and did I mention enjoying ourselves along the way. Just like in the "offline world". Funny that. Yup I hate scum too… With a passion in fact! I also am sickened by the fact that I keep getting bombarded by well meaning individuals who inadvertently have been conned into believing that they can make a decent living online by following a specific “success formula” that they have been sold on, in spite of the psycho babble, yup it’s the same old same old. I am fast becoming desensitized to all of this… Hence the following… My God! Haven’t we worked it out yet? The four best selling topics all revolve around the dream of financial freedom… The promise.. The “How To”. This is what they are for the Internet Marketing Niche : Affiliate Marketing, Traffic Generation, Content Creation and List Building. They’re all about “How to” succeed online. No secret there. What is not mentioned is the fact that if you are using a blog to promote your business (which ideally you would have your very own product to sell… Oh… what the heck.. Let’s sell some others too..), that there is a lot of work that goes into getting it right. In other words, providing the right sort of content that engages our target audience enough for them to trust in our recommendations and therefore subscribe to our newsletter.. become a paid member of a membership site… purchase a product or shout our praise.. or all of the above. In all.. (and quite simply) it is work… But above and beyond that it is about building “solid relationships” and providing products and services that do the job. Oh! and did I mention enjoying ourselves along the way. Just like in the “offline world”. Funny that.

]]> By: Ted http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15346 Ted Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:10:46 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15346 I was kidding. I actually love your blog, stumbled upon it a few times. Would you like to me be my friend? I was kidding. I actually love your blog, stumbled upon it a few times. Would you like to me be my friend?

]]> By: Ted http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15345 Ted Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:10:10 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15345 Like me. Like me.

]]> By: Garry Conn http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15344 Garry Conn Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:30:28 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15344 In my experience I too enjoy Stumble more.. really though that is only because I am more established there and have in many ways made that place my home rather than Digg. I really want to start building up my Mixx profile though... Mixx has a ton of potential and the people seem real nice. In my experience I too enjoy Stumble more.. really though that is only because I am more established there and have in many ways made that place my home rather than Digg. I really want to start building up my Mixx profile though… Mixx has a ton of potential and the people seem real nice.

]]> By: Garry Conn http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15343 Garry Conn Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:29:07 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15343 Thanks for the comment. Ted wrote this one... I just did the lead in so my readers would better understand. :) Thanks for the comment. Ted wrote this one… I just did the lead in so my readers would better understand. :)

]]> By: offendedblogger http://www.garryconn.com/the-war-of-worlds-between-diggers-and-bloggers-and-the-social-media-black-market.php/comment-page-1#comment-15342 offendedblogger Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:26:46 +0000 http://www.garryconn.com/?p=3008#comment-15342 I'm not offended. Well, not over this article. The Offended Blogger just happens to be the name of my humor blog. :) I’m not offended. Well, not over this article. The Offended Blogger just happens to be the name of my humor blog. :)

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