Webs’ Random Ideas

To those of you that don’t know or are not yet addicted, Digg is a website that collects articles and information from all over the web. So rather than going to millions of websites to find information, all of the information can come to you. Well certain things can happen from this.

If someone Diggs your site, (i.e. they like what you wrote and submit a link to Digg), unless you have a decent hosting plan and depending on how popular the article is on Digg, you can have a massive influx of people from all over the net causing your bandwidth to get used up. It has happened to some popular sites causing them to be shut down… and some professional sites as well like school sites.

The Digg effect explained:

These are just some of the patterns that I have discovered about myself in a Digg that you may also experience.

1. Excitement – “Cool, I’m on the front page of Digg! Look at all those hits!” Occurs within the first few seconds of realizing you are bing Dugg.
2. Panic – “My site is down! I need to get it back up! Now!” Occurs within the first few seconds of realizing your site is unavailable to the majority of viewers.
3. Desperation – “Why are my numbers dropping? I need to write another amazing post to get them back! But how?” Usually occurs between one and seven days after initial Digg. All depends upon how long the Digg Effect lasts.
4. Depression – “My website sucks! Why would anyone ever Digg it again? I think I’ll quit the blog because I have nothing to offer and nobody is willing to return the favor.” This is usually the longest and most dangerous part of the Digg Effect psychology. It can last for months.
5. Acceptance – “I’m going to write my blog for myself and my regular readers. Who cared if it ever gets Dugg again?” If the blog survives the Depression stage, this will generally follow but when it comes depends a great deal on the psychological profile of the blogger.

Actually he may not be a psychologist, but those 5 steps are right on! And are the same I went through when I got Dugg. As I commented on the website, I gave up and just decided that I would write about what I want to write about and not what I think will get dugg. After all, that is the point of a blog right?

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