Diggin’ on the news
“For the people, by the people.” Not a new concept, but in today’s media we are fed whatever the moguls and powers-that-be want us to hear and see. The liberals feed us their garbage and the conservatives force their crap on us. The liberals think they’re smarter (and, for the most part, I agree… probably because I’m a liberal) and the conservatives take the so-called moral higher ground. But anyone who thinks for themselves should know it’s all bullshit. How long has the battle for the airwaves gone on? Long before our time, that’s for sure. Isn’t it about time that we can present the news to one another and not let the moguls decide which stories and pieces of culture are important?
Two sites that I recently have gotten into reading think so, reddit.com and digg.com. Both sites present a democratic and systematic way of deciding what news is important, reddit through ratings and digg through how many “diggs” an article gets. These sites allow people to subimt articles and based upon your rating or number of “diggs”, you can get to the front page… it’s not some editor or big business mogul that decides what gets press.
Here’s a quick breakdown of their similarities and differences:
-digg has no negative ratings, but does allow you to report issues with a post
-digg is meant to be specifically about technology based articles
-reddit users do not look kindly upon self-posting, so don’t post your own articles (unless you do so anonymously)
-both seem put high value on useful and/or witty articles
I personally have become more involved with digg in the past few weeks, but I wouldn’t say one is better than the other. Go check them out and see for yourself. And if you use other similar sites, please comment here and let us know to check them out.
