Saturday, November 25, 2006

Give Me Your Feedback

The time left in this contest is running out, so now would be a good time to bring out the content that readers would like to see. Are there any ideas or concepts that you'd like me to write about, or at least look up and consider? You can let me know by leaving a comment (there is a link for comments at the end of this post). Or, if you'd just like to say that I'm doing a good/bad job, you can do that too.

One of the main concepts that provided the inspiration for this contest is the website Digg.com. In my first post, reader PJ asked why I labeled Digg as "brilliant." I think Digg is brilliant because, for its target audience, it's the most up-to-date source of the most important news. Of course, its target audience is tech-oriented and web-savvy. If there were Diggs for movie-watchers, gardeners, or sports fanatics, they would each become the most popular source for information. Digg lets users submit news as it happens, and if their peers deem it important, they can vote it up to share it with everybody.

This blog contest is for the opportunity to peek into Digg's headquarters for a day. I'd love to eventually get a job at a place like Digg, a place where the product or service offered is based around a core idea (like reader-edited news content). That's why I've focused each blog post around a different idea, and often a company who bases their products around it. So, let me know if there are any other topics you'd like to see featured here and I'd be happy to oblige.

I apologize if some of the posts show up late or with weird time stamps - the blog is powered by Blogger and sometimes their system is a little funky. Also, all of the images I use are gathered from Google's image search and are the property of their respective owners.

11 Comments:

At 10:12 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

feedback? sure I can do that. heck, I made your blog my homepage because I like reading your updates so much I don't ever wanna miss one! good luck with the contest!

 
At 4:58 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

And another reason for being hired at Digg. com. You have the patience to find the positive in blog challenged souls such as I who respond to the wrong blog. Yes, I gave you feedback (w/ misspellings and all), but blogged it after the Al Gore post. Maybe you have the cure for the technology challenged.

 
At 1:28 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dude, I love your blog. I don't really have an extensive knowledge of technology, so I can't ask a very relevant question, but I would like some feedback on web-comics: your favorites, whether or not they're worthwhile (since anyone could post one), etc.

 
At 4:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am pulling for you to win Brian.
Jamie

 
At 5:36 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tell us a bit about how technology advances have changed the ways students apply to graduate programs and/or jobs. And, what types of things are employers using or accessing to find data on students? What about social networking sites? Some employers use this to research students. And how do Google searches play into all of this?

What might be next?

Thanks.

P.S. how are you doing with this contest? Do you know where you stand at this point? We are all pulling for you in the CDO!

 
At 11:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for responding to my inquiry, Brian. Good explanation on what makes Digg brilliant.

Your comments re: Ask v. Google have got me thinking about web sites and how/why people use them. Years ago, before Google existed, I used to teach students how to search for information on the Internet. Back then, people primarily used Yahoo. I liked to expand their horizons, e.g., show them how to use Yahoo more effectively, demonstrate how to use Alta Vista (my preferred search engine at the time), show them some really good subject directories. Then Google came along. It made my job easier, i.e., it compensated for "sloppy searching." It took a while for word to spread, but soon it surpssed Yahoo's popularity. What both Yahoo and Google had in common were: relative simplicity, ease, and a catchy name. The last may be the clincher. A good brand name can catapult a web site, a game, almost anything into mainstream. (A quality product will keep it in the mainstream.) That's my opinion anyway.

What's your take on branding and techonology? Crucial? Helpful? Insignificant? (Can a game with a not-so-good name, e.g. Wii, have staying power? Or do people actually like that name?)

I've enjoyed reading your blog. I think it would be great if you keep it up after you win. (I'm voting for you.) I'd love to read about your experience at Digg.

 
At 8:40 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would be curious to hear your comments in regards to the economic implications of internet pornography...

 
At 1:35 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

i can't see why you wouldn't win good sir. your articles are funny, full of facts and have interesting views on your topics. if you don't win, i'll call digg headquarters myself and have them change their minds.

 
At 2:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

How about writing something on Mechanical Turk, Amazon's new on-line labor outsourcing program?

 
At 10:08 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, write about your experiences with the wii! I know you have one, and it's technology.

 
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