Blog Posts Across Social News Central

How friendfeed could help move ning content.

ning has a few problems and i think friendfeed may be able to provide the solution.

first, there are well over 200,000 ning sites created, but not enough members to keep many small ning sites new, fresh, relavent, and sustainable. it seems that many people are reluctant to join their first ning site, but once they join one, they are more likely to join others. So, you have a situation where ning network creators jo…

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Posted by polymath22 on June 28, 2008 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Mixx Gets Serious About Community Building

Digg competitor Mixx just launched an extension to its groups feature that founder Chris McGill describes as “Ning for social media”. More at TechCrunch. This is something I've always wanted to see happen. I've been critical of Mixx in the past - but have to give it Kudos right now. Continue

Posted by Digidave on June 26, 2008 at 9:37am — 2 Comments

Funny Videos RSS

I Would like to introduce you my Funny Videos Site, you can visit in here www.fvrss.com Continue

Posted by Marco Ferreira on June 21, 2008 at 6:19pm — No Comments

Subbitt reaches 400,000 Alexa rank

Subbitt.com has grown tremendously in just 3 months! We've gotten lots of GREAT new, active users, have moved to a FAST server, and best of all, jumped 500,000 spots to get just inside the 400,000 ranking based on Alexa. Thanks to all who've participated, and please feel free to drop by and check out the site and the great content. Continue

Posted by Ross Voorhees on June 9, 2008 at 10:42pm — 2 Comments

Kids Concentration Camps

Hilarious! KidsConcentrationCamps.com - The Arizona Camp Where Parents Send their Summer Camping Kids with Attention Deficit Disorders. From the page: "Concentration problems are very serious and can ruin the life of your child, and the life of yourself as a parent, and your relationship as parenting couples as well. If you are living as the victim of your child's behavior, and your child commands your every second of life with unexplained outbu… Continue

Posted by DailyContempt on June 4, 2008 at 7:25am — No Comments

Hello, I'm Steve and I'm a Ningaholic!

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Posted by Steve Barr on June 3, 2008 at 5:14pm — No Comments

Call for Contributors to popFAIL

Greetings to all! As we all know, social media sites, Digg in particular, can be very fickle. Some of the stories that hit the front page have no business being there, while other great stories that don't hit the front page are awesome, but for whatever reason just didn't make it. popFAIL is a blog that is dedicated to highlighting some of the stories that didn't make it, but should have. If you have an eye for content and a desire to put a minuscule spotlight o… Continue

Posted by J.D. Rucker on May 28, 2008 at 11:52pm — 4 Comments

Mike's Blog

is located at: http://livelife365.blogspot.com/ Here is a video about what my website is about:

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Posted by Mike Foster on May 28, 2008 at 12:03am — No Comments

Want to try Social Median?

I have some invites available for socialmedian.com if you would like to participate. Send me an email - mcwflint over at gmail these days Continue

Posted by Mary Ann Chick Whiteside on May 22, 2008 at 9:27am — No Comments

The Next Digg Town Hall Meeting

Next week is the 2nd Digg Town Hall meeting. What do you want to see discussed? What do you think will happen? Why aren't you wearing pants? These issues and more can be discussed in the thread we just started to talk about the next town hall meeting. Never go to a town hall meeting unorganized. Start talking now about issues you want to bring to the Digg staff. Continue

Posted by Digidave on May 8, 2008 at 1:30pm — 9 Comments

Give your Feedback on Mixx.com

I'm back from a quick vacation (hey, I needed it). I have checked out the responses re: Mixx.com - and soon I am going to contact the head of Mixx to hand them over. But I wanted to to one more public invite to give feedback on Mixx.com on how it could improve as a site - You can do so here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=paveFpB5my_3vPUHma5PQLg I will also see if we can get somebody from Mixx.com to give us feedback on our community and how we might improve theirs or other socia… Continue

Posted by Digidave on April 28, 2008 at 3:17am — 1 Comment

Just a Photo Funny Thing

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Posted by Kimberly on April 24, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Making Mixx.com Better - Take the Survey

It's time to start our review of Mixx.com. Take the next 3-5 days to immerse yourself in the site. When ready - fill out the form which can be found at this link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=paveFpB5my_3vPUHma5PQLg&email=true This results from this form will be sent to the highest up person at Mixx.com that we can shake down. Hopefully we will have a live chat soon to discuss this and all other things that we love to geek out about. Continue

Posted by Digidave on April 17, 2008 at 10:06pm — 1 Comment

Anyone Use Mister-Wong?

I just came across this site, and started poking around a bit. It looks kind of like a delicious, stumbleupon type service that will let me bookmark different pages/sites but then also interact with other users (sound familiar? :) ) Anyways, does anyone else use this service or has anyone else already tried it out? It looks like its up and coming, per compete, though Newsweek reported last summer that mister-wong's traffi… Continue

Posted by Alex Holmes on April 14, 2008 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

How to Make Mixx.com Better?

NOTE: If you read the email - no need to read this post: But please - leave a comment about what you keep in mind when you are analyzing a website. If you didn't read the site-email that was just sent out.... read below for an update on Social News Central.... and also leave a comment ;) Our current project: Find a website to focus our attention on for 5 days - collect our feedback on how to improve the site - and then contact the owner and let them know. The process so far: 1. nomina… Continue

Posted by Digidave on April 9, 2008 at 12:30pm — 11 Comments

Yahoo!- Getting Spanked April 26th

Yahoo! has 19 days left (April 26th 08) to cooperate with the program or feel the wrath of a hostile take-over.

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Posted by Kimberly on April 7, 2008 at 5:47am — 3 Comments

SMO: Social Media Optimisation

People at Social News Central represent the early adopters who are changing the way the web works. food for thought about the potential effects of social news: What says you? p.s. Votes are being tallied - on Wed. I'll let everyone know what sites we will focus on. Continue

Posted by Digidave on April 4, 2008 at 11:47pm — 1 Comment

Digsby?

Wow. How many of you knew about this? It looks promising. Any info on when it will be available for Macs? Thanks! http://www.digsby.com/ Continue

Posted by Chenda Ngak on April 3, 2008 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Tired.... very tired

Didn't work out this morning... and I'm about as tired as can be. Not going worth much today. Have a great Wednesday peoples!

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Posted by vernacular_ninja on April 2, 2008 at 7:58am — 1 Comment

Shit America Needs: #1 A Hillary Clinton Nipple Slip

Hey All- I am officially a blogger. I imagine women are going to start beating down my door and I won't have much time left for social news central or anything social media related, but in the meantime, please do me a solid and check out my first post (below) and my url (www.shitamericaneeds.com) when you have a moment. I promise to bring the funny. ___ I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but America’s 2008 presidential contest has become pretty heated lately - on the Democratic side, in particul… Continue

Posted by BuzzDiggity on March 30, 2008 at 8:52pm — 1 Comment

Our Next Challenge: Make the World a Better Place for Social Media

One possible vision of Social News Central is a wandering tribe of social media people - swarming into different sites (smaller and niche social media sites) with every intention to leave them sprinkled with ideas about how to expand and improve. Through this site we can democratically nominate sites that we think are trying to provide a good service and agree, as a community, to take a close look at their site for 2-3 days and collect our suggestions on how it can improve so the site owner can… Continue

Posted by Digidave on March 27, 2008 at 12:45pm — 20 Comments

Custom RSS Feeds for your Blogs and other Properties on the Net !

I am just getting started with this and Love it. Great way to start Generating more Cash from your blogs and other properties on the net ! One way of using these RSS feeds is by generating ones of other great blogs in your niche or news feeds about your niche, this way it makes your blog Very Sticky, keeps your readers coming back every day or two to easily check the feeds, (agragators) on your blog for new information. RSS Ground A… Continue

Posted by Greg Lunger on March 26, 2008 at 12:56pm — No Comments

A plan of attack on botnets

I'm sure every geek is familiar with the can-you-fix-my-computer scenario where a non-geek will hand over their PC for you to fix while swearing they haven't been on every single warez and super freaky pr0n site on the net. You know the box that has so much malware on it that every other computer in your house runs and hides under the bed when you walk in the door with it. I have a plan to use that scenario to cull the bot herds. When someone requests your friendly helpful service in fixing th… Continue

Posted by perkonis on March 20, 2008 at 5:50pm — 1 Comment

Link to my "12 Unspoken Rules for Urinal Etiquette" Post

Interesting Read: 12 Unspoken Rules for Urinal Etiquette Continue

Posted by Bukowsky on March 18, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Happy St. Patty's!!!!

I am headed from work to... well work. Unfortunately I am missing the festivities again this year. Please drink a tall Guinness for me. Continue

Posted by vernacular_ninja on March 17, 2008 at 3:58pm — No Comments

How does HubDub fit in the realm of social news?

Photo by Brian Solis According to their page, "Hubdub is all about letting you actively participate in the day’s news, following today’s events, predicting their outcomes and competing with other users to find out who the real news junkies are!" I think Hubdub has an interesting potential in predicting news outcomes, which can… Continue

Posted by Kevin Lim on March 17, 2008 at 8:18am — No Comments

Yahoo Buzz - Your thoughts are....

Richard (a member here at Social News Central) has a good follow up on ReadWriteWeb about Yahoo Buzz. I say "follow up" because Muhammed Saleem (a trusted friend and social news expert) wrote the first review of it. But -- As smart as Richard and Mu are - I'm sure they would admit - our collective of 200+ social media junkies would have some interesting insight that they would value. What are your thoughts abou… Continue

Posted by Digidave on March 16, 2008 at 11:32pm — 4 Comments

Bjork - "Declare Independence"

"The fact that it has translated to its broadest meaning, the struggle of a suppressed nation, gives me much pleasure. I would like to wish all individuals and nations good luck in their battle for independence.", Bjork Continue

Posted by mokki on March 15, 2008 at 2:22pm — No Comments

What are your favorite social media sites?

A number of people have already commented on their favorites at Broadcasting Brain, how about you? What are your favorite social media sites? Continue

Posted by Mark Dykeman on March 14, 2008 at 10:32am — No Comments

Just wanted to say hey!!

Been really, really busy lately, but I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Unfortunately (well not really), I spent five days at SXSW and am now entirely inundated with new sites to check out. I'm not sure I can keep track of all the social media sites popping up. I'm still behind on some of the majors. Be looking for a blog from me in the next few weeks or so. Hopefully things will slow down enough for me to rock one out. By the way, if anyone ever has the opportunity to attend SXSW… Continue

Posted by vernacular_ninja on March 13, 2008 at 2:55pm — 3 Comments

A Bit More about Subbitt

I really would like some feedback from as many of you as possible if you have the time to sign up and take a spin at Subbitt.com. Here's a few tips to get you started: You're permissions will initially be limited to voting until your karma level reaches the point that the SUBMIT NEW button pops up on the categories bar. You will then be able to submit a new story, or more if you have enough karma. As your story gets voted up, your karma cost for postig will rea… Continue

Posted by Ross Voorhees on March 13, 2008 at 8:12am — No Comments

Components of an Authority Site

As Web 2.0 becomes less of just a buzzword and more of a reality, the types of sites webmasters need to publish will increasingly become more important. In other words, mini-sites are slowly dying and cookie-cutter article sites are on the way out as well. Web surfers will become more value-focused and web companies will become larger. Over the next few years expect larger conglomerates to be buying up profitable websites in their chosen markets. Expect smaller sites to either be bought or driv… Continue

Posted by Greg Lunger on March 12, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Banner Voting Continues

The voting for our banner at Social News Central continues. And - to make things more interesting, we have a late breaking entry. See all FOUR options here If you absolutely MUST change your mind - of course you can. Continue

Posted by Digidave on March 12, 2008 at 7:59am — No Comments

Ovi Online Magazine

"Ovi magazine is a daily multi-lingual non-profit online magazine based in Helsinki and distributed online. Originally created by Asa Butcher and Thanos Kalamidas as a monthly magazine in December 2004, it became daily on September 4, 2006.… Continue

Posted by mokki on March 8, 2008 at 11:02am — No Comments

SUBBITT is fully functional!

Just wanted to drop a note and say that SUBBITT.com is up, running, and growing! There's still a bit of cosmetic work for various pages to be worked (I have a love/hate relationship with multiple CSS sheets 8P). Feedback has been very positive, and I wanted to give a big thanks to all the early adaptors that have stuck with it as features were developed, tested, and implemented. More features, functions, and other nifty things will be added, as our platform is built to be evolutionary as the nee… Continue

Posted by Ross Voorhees on March 7, 2008 at 5:57am — 1 Comment

Stumbler Interviews [www.stumbleblogger.com]

‘Stumbler Interviews’ by Michael Stumbler Interview - Mokki … Continue

Posted by mokki on March 3, 2008 at 6:32pm — No Comments

Should top Digg Sites be handicapped?

I can't believe I missed this conversation earlier. What an interesting proposition - coming from somebody who is in a position of authority in terms of social media. Would love to hear what you all think. Continue

Posted by Digidave on March 2, 2008 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Q&A with DigiDave now posted at Broadcasting Brain!

Social News Central's own DigiDave shares his brainwaves with the world at Broadcasting Brain - available now! His Q&A session is part of the "Catch The Brainwaves" series, featuring a few other members of Social News Central - please check it out! Cheers, Mark Continue

Posted by Mark Dykeman on February 29, 2008 at 7:37am — 3 Comments

This post brought to you by...

I got my first chance to turn down an offer to use my "social media networking skills" today. And I didn't even get as far as negotiating the pay. The bizzare part is that the site they wanted to promote could realistically stand on its own (and don't ask what it is cause I ain't telling). I think a little word of mouth and a touch of linkbait and it would be off and running. I don't quite understand why a site would risk their reputation doing this stuff, but I wasn't about to risk mine with th… Continue

Posted by perkonis on February 26, 2008 at 5:47pm — 2 Comments

A message to all members of Social News Central: Survey Results

This is an email sent out earlier today - archived here for those that might have missed it. Hello Social News Junkies!!!! First: Those of you who did, thanks for taking the survey!!! As we've said again and again: This is your site, not ours. This is one way we hope to shape it as such. Here are the general results from the first survey. (a. You are fine with us emailing you as often as you want. Hooray! We Feel Loved!!!! But don't worry - We recognize that is a privilege and keeping in mi… Continue

Posted by Digidave on February 20, 2008 at 4:08pm — No Comments

Where are YOU blogging?

Do you have a blog? Maybe you contribute to one or more? We want to know. Just like social media, blogging is a way for the people to have an influence on the world around them. Even if it's just a personal blog that talks about an interest of yours or a place to rant about things you want to rant about, your blog has the potential to touch others in some way. If you have a blog, please list it here if you are interested in sharing. Feel free to tell us anything you want about it -- simply pos… Continue

Posted by J.D. Rucker on February 20, 2008 at 7:37am — 5 Comments

Broadcasting Brain is back and better!

New host, same great taste. That is all. Thanks for your support. Mark Continue

Posted by Mark Dykeman on February 19, 2008 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Digg vs Stumble: Which takes more of your time?

Just curious. I used to spend a ton of time on Digg. Two or three hours a day, actually. I was banned from Digg, and it was probably the best thing that could have happened to me from a social media perspective. I was forced to check out StumbleUpon and I haven't looked back. For those who still play on both fields, which takes more of your time. Do you digg a lot and stumble a little, stumble a lot and digg a little, or split time between the two? Continue

Posted by 1only on February 18, 2008 at 10:46pm — 8 Comments

Borked Broadcasting Brain Blog

If anyone's trying to access Broadcasting Brain, my hosting company is having some problems. They are supposed to be installing a new server, but so far Broadcasting Brain is off the air. I'll advise further when I have more details. I'm working on a permanent solution. Regards, Mark Continue

Posted by Mark Dykeman on February 16, 2008 at 9:10am — 2 Comments

Calling all Bloggers and those with Thoughts on Digg

Preparing for the Digg Town Hall Meeting This could easily be posted in the various Digg groups, but I wanted to post it here first, then link to the post from the groups, just to get maximum exposure. The 1st Digg Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for February 25th. Just before its official announcement, several bloggers were planning on posting different posts on their blogs, all in a short time frame, that discussed various topics of Digg that needed to be fixed. Right as… Continue

Posted by J.D. Rucker on February 15, 2008 at 10:46am — 11 Comments

Just took the survey.

I'm gonna have to check out google docs more,that's pretty damn cool you can do that. Continue

Posted by Slow Orbit on February 15, 2008 at 3:33am — 2 Comments

Some Friday reading material "Blogs can kill brands"

Some Friday reading material ... Blogs can kill brands Continue

Posted by Slow Orbit on February 15, 2008 at 3:18am — No Comments

The History of Social News Sites

I'm writing a blog post for journalists: A Social Bookmarking 101 type of thing. The first two sections are: A Quick History and A Lay of the Land -- WARNING: This is a seriously long post - and you are only getting half of it. I understand if you guys don't have time - but I thought this would be the group to get some feedback: re: Am I giving an accurate portrayal of the history? Am I being harsh in my "lay of the land"??? Help me out guys. The blog post starts and then goes into.....,. T… Continue

Posted by Digidave on February 14, 2008 at 4:36pm — 3 Comments

Sharethis has no love for Mixx?

Someone correct me if i'm wrong but when i click a sharethis link on the bottom of an authors/stories post...i see no mixx link. Continue

Posted by Slow Orbit on February 14, 2008 at 9:58am — 3 Comments

3 Steps to Successful Business Blogging

3 Steps to Successful Business Blogging Nice little article about business blogging,i believe from the creator of Digg alerter. Continue

Posted by Slow Orbit on February 14, 2008 at 9:54am — No Comments

Days by Ray Davies: A Cursed Rock Masterpiece?

Almost 40 years have passed since The Kinks burst onto our souls with Days. Originally recorded on May 23 and May 27, 1968 at Pye Studios in London, this bittersweet rock ballad written and produced by Ray Davies was released as the A-side to a Kinks single in June 28. By the end of summer 1968 Days took… Continue

Posted by individual on February 14, 2008 at 9:26am — No Comments

Happy Valentines Day!!!

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Posted by KrazyKorean on February 14, 2008 at 7:41am — No Comments

Digg's Former Top Submitters: Where are they now?

This would require a bit of research, but I'd love to see an article with brief updates on where Digg's former Top Submitters are now. Not based on heresay, but by contacting them, person-by-person. Here's a brief list of the once mighty: http://digg.com/users/digitalgopher (DG is semi-active) http://digg.com/users/p9s50W5k4GUD2c6 http://digg.com/users/aaaz… Continue

Posted by MrBabyMan on February 12, 2008 at 12:30pm — 8 Comments

mökkikunta: Blog of the Month of the Ovi Magazine

Mökkikunta was considered Blog of the Month by the Ovi Magazine.

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Posted by mokki on February 12, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Social News Center Featured on the Drill Down

The newest episode of the Drill Down features J.D. and I talking about social news central.

Listen to find out a little more about how J.D. and I imagine this space - and what our next steps will be. The important thing to note: You will all play a part in it.

Also: Check out one of the newest groups here: The Drill Down on social news central.
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Posted by Digidave on February 11, 2008 at 5:50pm — 2 Comments

Looking for people to discuss the meaning of social media

I've put up a blog post at Broadcasting Brain where I quickly described my two cents worth.

Come on over and share your thoughts, too, please!

How do you define social media?

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Posted by Mark Dykeman on February 10, 2008 at 8:31am — 1 Comment

The Importance of Hiring a Quality Directory Submission Service

The quest for search engine placement supremacy is a struggle many webmasters face. Competition within every industry abounds on the Internet, and the race to reach your clients has never been as challenging as it is today. Creative, robust and extensive advertising initiatives are required to ensure your online success.

Hiring a directory submission service has proven to be effective in driving traffic to websites and enhancing your overall search engine rankings. In fact, this step is criti…

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Posted by Dilpreet on February 9, 2008 at 11:44am — 8 Comments

I send you 10 questions, you send me ten answers, plus any images and/or links that you want me to use. It's all by E-Mail: quick, simple, and hopefully easy.

Here's Muhammad's interview, as an example.

I tend…