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12 Oct 2006
The user/submitter service offers promition for stories on the Digg.com service at a fee. As we wrote last week, we have our doubts about the credibility of the service. The site at the time didn't respond to our questions, but over the weekend the (anonymous) individual(s) behind the service send a reply that we've paste below.
User/submitter charges publishers a $20 setup fee in addition to $1/per digg. Individuals who vote on the stories get paid 16.7 cents per digg (50 cents for every 3).
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<p>SV Sleuth,</p> <p>A colleague and I are currently developing a competitor to User/Submitter that will blow it out of the water. Very simply, U/S does not have algorithms sophisticated enough to prevent its users from being banned, and the paid articles from being discovered.<br /> <br /> I can give you more details if you'd like (contact me at black [dot] marketer [at] gmail [dot] com). The site will be up in about two weeks.<br /> <br /> Also, I'd be happy to explain our view of scamming Digg from an ethical perspective.<br /> <br /> Thanks,<br /> Ragnar Danneskjold [pseudonym]</p>
Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold 11 Mar 2007
<p>RE: JP: that depends on the 'karma score' of the users digging a story. Diggs from authoritative users (for instance those with a lot of Digg submissions that rise to the front page) are considered more valuable than a Digg from a new user. But in general 35-50 Diggs will get you there.</p>
Posted by: sv sleuth 02 Mar 2007
<p>Any word on how many "diggs" it takes to be on the first page?</p>
Posted by: JP 02 Mar 2007