Comments on: The Digg auto bury algorithm has changed http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/ Internet marketing and search engine optimisation Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Matt Barnes http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-6881 Matt Barnes Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:48:14 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-6881 I have recently discovered that I have been subjected to this too. 14 consecutive submissions have all been removed from upcoming at 20-25 diggs. They are the work of various authors and have been submitted by myself and others. All have received nothing but positive feedback. The only common link is the URL. I started a discussion on this which has caused quite a stir. http://howtowritefortheweb.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-war-with-diggcom.html I have recently discovered that I have been subjected to this too. 14 consecutive submissions have all been removed from upcoming at 20-25 diggs.

They are the work of various authors and have been submitted by myself and others. All have received nothing but positive feedback. The only common link is the URL.

I started a discussion on this which has caused quite a stir.

http://howtowritefortheweb.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-war-with-diggcom.html

]]> By: Daniel Scocco http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-3084 Daniel Scocco Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:43:47 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-3084 I think you might be right on these assumptions. I tracked a similar patter on the blogs that I watch closely. Digg is just trying to use more sophisticated means to mask their censorship. Sad. I think you might be right on these assumptions. I tracked a similar patter on the blogs that I watch closely.

Digg is just trying to use more sophisticated means to mask their censorship. Sad.

]]> By: How to beat the Digg auto bury algorithm http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2880 How to beat the Digg auto bury algorithm Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:25:40 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2880 [...] Mondays article about how the Digg auto bury algorithm is getting much harder to detect I’ve had a lot of feedback from people who are pretty [...] [...] Mondays article about how the Digg auto bury algorithm is getting much harder to detect I’ve had a lot of feedback from people who are pretty [...]

]]> By: JD Rucker http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2871 JD Rucker Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:39:15 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2871 Brother, you stole my thunder. I've been talking to lots of people about this for a couple of weeks, gathering evidence, trying to break down the algo. I'm glad it's out there now, and I hope to add more to it soon. My blog had 8 of the first 14 submissions hit the FP. Since then, the last 15 have been buried. I started tracking them closely 8 submissions ago and noticed that they all were buried between 20-26 diggs. Sometimes submitted at night, in the morning, any time. Always by different people. The clincher for me was when MrBabyMan submitted one that was <b>buried at 20 Diggs 42 minutes after being submitted.</b> Great article, btw! Brother, you stole my thunder. I’ve been talking to lots of people about this for a couple of weeks, gathering evidence, trying to break down the algo. I’m glad it’s out there now, and I hope to add more to it soon.

My blog had 8 of the first 14 submissions hit the FP. Since then, the last 15 have been buried. I started tracking them closely 8 submissions ago and noticed that they all were buried between 20-26 diggs. Sometimes submitted at night, in the morning, any time. Always by different people.

The clincher for me was when MrBabyMan submitted one that was buried at 20 Diggs 42 minutes after being submitted.

Great article, btw!

]]> By: Ben Cook http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2836 Ben Cook Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:53:16 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2836 When it comes to domains that are being auto-buried though, it doesn't take any real users to bury them, it's an automated system. When it comes to domains that are being auto-buried though, it doesn’t take any real users to bury them, it’s an automated system.

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2837 Patrick Altoft Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:14:38 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2837 In the past if a lot of your stories were buried on less than 5 votes it was fair to assume you were on auto bury. Now you need to keep an eye on each story and see how many hours it took to be buried before you can guess at whether it was an auto bury or manual. In the past if a lot of your stories were buried on less than 5 votes it was fair to assume you were on auto bury. Now you need to keep an eye on each story and see how many hours it took to be buried before you can guess at whether it was an auto bury or manual.

]]> By: Mitch at Money News http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2826 Mitch at Money News Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:50:55 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2826 Sorry rookie question probably. How do you check if a story was auto-buried after that amount of time has passed? Sorry rookie question probably. How do you check if a story was auto-buried after that amount of time has passed?

]]> By: Link Love - Tuesday 01/08/2008 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2793 Link Love - Tuesday 01/08/2008 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:19:04 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2793 [...] over at Blogstorm.co.uk, shows that The Digg auto bury algorithm has changed, and now you don’t need to worry about [...] [...] over at Blogstorm.co.uk, shows that The Digg auto bury algorithm has changed, and now you don’t need to worry about [...]

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2786 Patrick Altoft Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:57:15 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2786 Anybody can bury a story, I guess trusted users buries have more weight than normal users just the same as some Diggs are better than others. If the site is on the auto bury list it is because of the decision of the Digg management rather than the users. Anybody can bury a story, I guess trusted users buries have more weight than normal users just the same as some Diggs are better than others.

If the site is on the auto bury list it is because of the decision of the Digg management rather than the users.

]]> By: Ron Mitt http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2785 Ron Mitt Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:40:51 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/the-digg-auto-bury-algorithm-has-changed/#comment-2785 Thanks Patrick. Who buries the story? I mean, there are people who's bury button carries a lot more weight than our normal mortals, right? Thanks Patrick. Who buries the story? I mean, there are people who’s bury button carries a lot more weight than our normal mortals, right?

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