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Digg users even smarter than we thought
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Look, it's Katie Couric in a Digg T-shirt — what?
CBS hired anchor Katie Couric to turn return its news division to ratings glory. Didn't happen. So like any good media organization in the 21st century, CBS has resorted to good old-fashioned Diggbaiting. Below a video of Couric in her office, sporting a Digg T-shirt and reading a script — "Oh, hi everybody! Nice to see you. Welcome to CBS News. Sorry about my mess." Putting a woman in well-cut Digg clothing is a trick as old as the site of course. Two years ago alt-porn star Posh Suicide did the same thing, drawing 2,828 Diggs. Couric has a ways to go to catch up: Her video is sitting at a meager 40 votes after 18 hours. But then, we'd already discovered that Digg users aren't quite the slobbering teenage boys spammers assume they are. More » -
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Digg in Bed With Russian Menace!
Take a look at the front page of crazy-huge crowdsourced web aggregator Digg today and you'll see a totally different portrait of the war in Georgia than you'd find on the front of the New York Times. It's not the scary specter of Russia asserting its dominance over the region and thumbing its nose at the West, gambling that we won't respond with force. It's not tanks rolling toward a soverign nation's capital in the hopes of overthrowing its pro-American leader. No, it is, as usual, a conspiracy by George W. Bush and the Mainstream Media to confuse and deceive you. A false story propagated by those terrible, biased gatekeepers. Also—Russian tanks are fucking awesome!!!! Why the hell would typically nerd-news and cute photo-obsessed little Digg take such a counterintuitive view of a war being waged on the other side of the globe? Three simple reasons.
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Kevin Rose to inherit Captain America's shield, tights?
If you haven't kept up with the latest Captain America comic plot lines, you may be in for a shock to learn that the virile symbol of American patriotism is dying and he has to choose a successor from among a band of merry marines and office trollops. But who lurks over his left shoulder? Is that ... drowsy-eyed, hunky Digg founder Kevin Rose sporting a Diggnation T-shirt? We'll have to wait until January 2008 to learn if Rose and his Digg army can save America from Al-Qaeda — and if Marvel, publisher of the comic, has mastered the fine art of Diggbait. (photo by Owen Byrne) -
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Top 10 ridiculous domains
NICK DOUGLAS — The domain paradox: Domains used for actual online companies are terrible (zooomr.com, browster.com, del.icio.us) while domains registered for no good reason are wonderful (fancytrousers.com, stuffonmyfriends.com, supr.c.ilio.us). Here are ten fantastic domains that have been claimed — and five that haven't. More » -
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How the Internet's top bloggers achieved blog nirvana
NICK DOUGLAS — Take a deep breath and exhale with me: Ommmmmm! Our editor Chris mapped out the path to blog nirvana earlier this month. Now I'm proud to present a heatmap locating popular blogs (and a few major web sites) among the four spheres of audience reaction: Affirmation, indignation, titillation, and stimulation. Spot Gawker, TechCrunch, Dooce, Michelle Malkin, Ze Frank, Engadget, and more! More »
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How to be a jerk about Web 2.0
NICK DOUGLAS — "Oh my god Web 2.0? More like Bubble 2.0!" Okay, good start. But to really intimidate non-geeks and show how you're so over Web 2.0 (as proved by the five parody logos you uploaded on Flickr and auto-inserted into your blog), you need to break out these advanced tactics. More » -
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The 12 Funniest People On The Internet
NICK DOUGLAS — Some of them you recognize, some of them you don't. Here are the twelve funniest people on the Internet today, including Ze Frank, Brad Neely, Worker #3116, and that crazy lady at Violent Acres. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by daveschappell: I'm a huge fan of a new site called www.arnoldspeaks.com (and no, I'm not associaed with the site!) more » | Other threads
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Why your flack might make me hate your company
NICK DOUGLAS — After a year of Silicon Valley startup parties and conferences, I thought I hated startups because the staff was deluded and vapid. I was wrong — I just hated their PR people. Here's why your startup should fire its flacks. More » -
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How to destroy your enemies with Web 2.0: A five-step plan
NICK DOUGLAS — With the social tools at your disposal, you can propose to your girlfriend with a $25 ad spot or call your local pizza place to say hi. Sure, you can be friendly. But wouldn't you rather play rough? You can launch a smear campaign against your enemies from the comfort of your own home, by following this five-step plan. More » -
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The Ugly Babies of CES
NICK DOUGLAS — The annual gadget orgy known as CES turned out some shiny pretty things, but it popped out some damn ugly (and stupid, useless, wasteful, and all the other things your momma called you) gadgets. Here's an illustrated recap of the worst, and just what makes each so unsellable. More » -
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Taser a go-go
NICK DOUGLAS — Mmm, the Taser, America's favorite legal civilian weapon, favorite tool of cops on both baddies and protesters, and always good for video fun. I've compiled one electrical montage some of the best Taser shots on the Internet, including three celebrity tasings from Armed and Famous, premiered on TV tonight. NSFW, due to the screaming. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by Blackjack: I'm waiting for the video phone capture of Nick Douglas slipping behind Denton at a well-lit Techcrunch party and unloading... more » | Other threads
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diggbait
The Tech Moguls Who Pay Republicans
NICK DOUGLAS — There are plenty of reasons for Silicon Valley to lean left. Silicon Valley is just south of San Francisco, home of liberal Congresswoman Nancy "Palomino" Pelosi. Techies are young, idealistic, and progressive. Their votes and their money end up with the Democrats. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by sample032: Thank you to all the listed contributors. I applaud you for supporting the political process, be it the GOP,... more » | Other threads
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"Burger King is confident about the synergy": Google's Ultimate Plan for 2007
NICK DOUGLAS — Can't say where I got this or how many years I'm disinvited from the Google Holiday Ball, but check out this all-hands memo from the co-founder and co-president of Google. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by Narnia: Tenacious D, prescient: [sung] We'll lead as Two Kings, oh, yeah, We'll fuckin' lead as Two Kings. [spoken] Get the scientists working on the tube... more » | Other threads
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I'll have what he's having: Specialty cocktails for the tech world
NICK DOUGLAS — Another year and the bubble hasn't popped! Sysadmins and C-level execs alike, you deserve something special, like a drink named after you or your latest achievement. And Yahoos deserve a drink all to themselves. So after the first champagne, order these official cocktails for techies in 2007! More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by Paul Boutin: Nice one on the Jobs cocktail. May I suggest, "serve underwater." more » | Other threads
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New words for a new year
NICK DOUGLAS — Every now and then, the language needs to scrap some words and replace them with better words — words like "Google delay" and "schteal." These and other better words follow. More » -
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Cover gallery: Wii games I'd like to see
NICK DOUGLAS — As fantastic as the baton-controlled Nintendo Wii may be (I found it's most fun after White Russians and a tequila shot), it seems like the only game anyone plays is Wii Sports. So what other games would I like to see? Click the thumbs to see the gallery. Props for the "let's Photoshop the covers" idea to Mike Monteiro. UPDATE: Make your own Wii game cover with this Photoshop template. Upload to Flickr with the tag "failedwiigames" to share with the world. Diggbait is a daily column by Nick Douglas. It's about robots and games and fake words. -
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Top Ten Internet Show Ideas I Can't Believe I'm Giving You For Free
NICK DOUGLAS — Oh man, with the camcorder your girlfriend got you for Christmas, you're gonna make it BIG! Your online show will kick Leo Laporte's ass! Yes, you're making a — More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by drewolanoff: "Dude Shit videos" is one we want to launch soon. Thanks for linking to BDTSP though ;) more » | Other threads
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Behind the Geist: The Top Search Lists You've Never Seen
NICK DOUGLAS — A Business 2.0 blogger yesterday blew up Google's tweaked Zeitgeist (which tracks gainers, not top searches). He also deconstructed the PR-friendly "top" lists made by AOL and Yahoo (revealed: AOL's real top searchword is "google"). But what are the top searches on sites like Facebook, Wikipedia, and Craigslist? More » -
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Top Ten Rules for a Top Ten List
NICK DOUGLAS — There are two types of top ten lists: the ones on Letterman, and, well, funny ones. The latter is neither. Instead, it's ten real rules for making attention-getting top ten lists. More » -
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The Tech Villain Dream Team
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Server closet? But I hardly know her! Share your true tales of geek love
NICK DOUGLAS — "There's a condom in the bathroom trash," a lady friend told me around midnight in David Weekly's living room. "It's mine." More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by eth0: No geek love, but while I was working in IT at a law firm I slept with the Australian Junior... more » | Other threads
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The nine most surprisingly great business moves of 2006
NICK DOUGLAS — Good deals are obvious. Great deals are not. News Corp's $580-million purchase of MySpace was "Murdoch's Folly" no more when Google paid $900 million to power MySpace search. In that spirit, here are the top nine business moves from 2006 that don't make sense — at first. Below, the video that started Deal #1. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by rice: Didn't Apple start shipping Intel in 06? I am now just waiting for MacBookPros to pre-bundle Bootcamp *and* Vista.... more » | Other threads
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Ten Bad-Ass Bots
NICK DOUGLAS — Forget RoboCop — the real bad dude in the '87 film is the massive ED-209. But this bumbling behemoth — its one weakness was stairs — couldn't beat Tom Servo in a battle of wits. Here they are, with video of eight other badass sci-fi robots. In the deleted scene below, ED-209 pumps some rounds into a businessman. Cathartic but not safe for work. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by pie: has anyone seen this ? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099740 Hardware 1990 Richard Stanley. The robot is called Mark XIII [see Mark's gospel] It's kind of an UFO... more » | Other threads
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Top Ten Tech Words of 2006
NICK DOUGLAS — This was not a healthy year for the language, but it was damn good for technolinguists. Words like *Camp and Web 3.0 built on the popular buzzwords of earlier years, while Wikiality and Series of Tubes mocked the silliness of the Internet. For the top ten words in tech this year: More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by Nick Douglas: After all, does "I grok Spock" mean anything to you? more » | Other threads
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10 ways to abuse children with gadgets
NICK DOUGLAS — The Wall Street Journal published a scare-story today on how handheld devices make parents neglect their children. Children "are fearful that parents will be distracted by emails while driving, concerned about Mom and Dad's shortening attention spans and exasperated by their parents' obsession with their gadgets." More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by manipadme: and when my children ignore me because there using their handhelds ... well, we're a happy family more » | Other threads
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The 7 mistakes that event-holders make
NICK DOUGLAS — It's 8 PM and I'm bored, hungry and sober. What went wrong? I'm at one of the thousands of poorly-planned events that plague the business world. While this is a Silicon Valley blog, the following rules apply to all industries. Here are the seven ways that businesses and organizations ruin events: More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by pie: ... honestly it has been 2 years 5months since ive been to the noc noc, but definitly back then my... more » | Other threads
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The 8 People You Meet on Digg
NICK DOUGLAS — Digg may not be heaven, but it's sure damn close. If you enter this big weird world of Diggers, submitters, and buriers, you'd better know who you're dealing with. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by sample032: I'm happy to say this one liner has been off digg for almost two weeks now. more » | Other threads
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