Comments on: The Trouble With Social News Sites(They suck) http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/ Traversing the new memes that define us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:50:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Tab http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-2761 Tab Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:43:51 +0000 http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-2761 I did a Google search for "social news sites suck" and this page was the top hit... I did this search after a quick scan of Digg, Reddit, and the new Propeller and was disgusted with the content on those sites. There is just nothing to read on any of those sites... if I have to sift through 3 pages of headlines (many of which are porn *rolleyes*) just to find one article worth reading... not worth my time. That is why Slashdot will remain a quality technical news site... because it is moderated. I did a Google search for “social news sites suck” and this page was the top hit…

I did this search after a quick scan of Digg, Reddit, and the new Propeller and was disgusted with the content on those sites.

There is just nothing to read on any of those sites… if I have to sift through 3 pages of headlines (many of which are porn *rolleyes*) just to find one article worth reading… not worth my time.

That is why Slashdot will remain a quality technical news site… because it is moderated.

]]> By: stayontarget http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-24 stayontarget Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:50:29 +0000 http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-24 ...and now while sifting through feeds today, I discover that Fox is now starting up a show titled "Are you smarter than a 5th Grader". Which really begs the question...ARE most Americans smarter than a 5th grader? …and now while sifting through feeds today, I discover that Fox is now starting up a show titled “Are you smarter than a 5th Grader”. Which really begs the question…ARE most Americans smarter than a 5th grader?

]]> By: engtech http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-23 engtech Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:06:58 +0000 http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-23 er, the stuff that appeals to most of them. Which is going to be the something that passes the basest of qualities. er, the stuff that appeals to most of them. Which is going to be the something that passes the basest of qualities.

]]> By: engtech http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-22 engtech Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:04:59 +0000 http://www.neomeme.net/2006/12/30/the-trouble-with-social-news-sitesthey-suck/#comment-22 Mathematically it can all be explained as "lowest common denominator". If you have a wide number of voters with nothing in common, you'll get the stuff that appeals to them the most. Mathematically it can all be explained as “lowest common denominator”.

If you have a wide number of voters with nothing in common, you’ll get the stuff that appeals to them the most.

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