digg: "I Broke The News (Bloggers Shouldn’t Have To Settle For Seconds)"
Earlier today, I broke the news on my blog (and on digg) about VitaminT changing their name to Daytipper. I also sent in a tip to Mashable and GigaOm, of which Mashable’s Peter Cashmore has posted and attributed my blog.
However, my problem with this is the inherent “popularity syndrome” that is rampant within the digg community. As you’ll note here, my original submission to digg has been active for more than 13 hours (with 3 diggs), compared to 7 hours (with 11 diggs) for the other — and it will make the front page (simply because of the digg user’s popularity) — even though I am the original source and tipster of the news.
This isn’t the first time I’ve been the original source of interesting tidbits and got overlooked in favor of a popular blog and user. Am I ranting? You’re damn right, for I want diggers to do the right thing, and give due respect!
Bloggers shouldn’t have to settle for seconds when they are the original source of the news!
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