Colbert Lays The Smack Down

(this post was written by Kyle on September 20, 2007, and it concerns & & & )

This will probably be gone by the time you click on it, thanks Comedy Central’s horde of copyright protectors, but you should check out Stephen Colbert laying the smack down on people like me. Good times. [UPDATE: If that doesn't work, you can try watching it through Comedy Central's crappy motherload player.]

The Day Digg Users Revolted

(this post was written by Kyle on May 2, 2007, and it concerns )

From The Day Digg Users Revolted: “A dedicated community quickly formed around the idea [of users gaving editorial control], and it fueled Digg’s rise to the top of the burgeoning market of social news sites. Last night, Digg’s founders learned how strongly their users would protect the control given to them. The episode started when [...]

The New Digg Features Plus, A Submitter’s Perspective

(this post was written by Kyle on December 19, 2006, and it concerns )

From The New Digg Features Plus, A Submitter’s Perspective: “Today, Kevin Rose announced the release of new Digg features. What most people covered in the release were all the cool additions, but no one really talked about the small changes that have drastically affected submitters.”

When Social Software Goes Bad

(this post was written by Kyle on July 19, 2006, and it concerns & )

From a post by the guy running the new Netscape:
I have an offer to the top 50 users on any of the major social news/bookmarking sites: We will pay you $1,000 a month for your “social bookmarking” rights. Put in at least 150 stories a month and we’ll give you $12,000 a year. (note: [...]