Social-bookmarking website digg.com is still primarily a technology news site, but it now has several other categories including videos and sports. Long-time users of digg have noticed that the home page stories often follow a very similar format. Here are my top 5 ways, in order, to get a story on the front page of digg.
(5) Submit it to the Apple category … Most digg users are also Mac users, or at least most of the more feverish digg users seem to be. There are folks who digg any story related even loosely to Apple. Also see number 2.
(4) Mention Ubuntu … For some reason, the Ubuntu community has a large presence on digg. There is almost always an Ubuntu post on the front page.
(3) “New Gmail Feature!” or “Gmail Bug!” … Who doesn’t have at least six Gmail accounts? Most digg users do, and anytime someone finds a new feature slipping in – such as a delete button or a change in font color – it’ll be on digg’s front page.
(2) “iPod Killer” … Details on the latest “iPod killing” music player is sure to soar to the front page, because everyone knows that the iPod isn’t going down anytime soon… especially not at the hands of Microsoft.
(1) Create a top 5 or top 10 list … Blogs have popped up where all they do is publish top 5 or top 10 lists to submit to digg… and it seems to work. People love countdowns – that’s the same principle that VH1 is operating on.
