The websites Technorati and Digg are both great places to find various amounts and different types of news happening around the world. Being a blog type sites, success among these sites is rated by either a "Digg" at Digg.com or "Technorati authority" at technorati.com.
When it comes to Digg.com, the way an individual rates a story is simply by either liking or disliking. They label it as a "Digg" if an individual enjoys the story while if you dislike it, you may click "bury" to the story. On the other hand, Technorati is rated by a term called Technorati Authority. This is where stories and blogs are rated by "calculation of a site's linking behavior, categorization, and other associated data over a short, finite period of time."
Comparing the two rating systems and the top content on both sites, I feel as if Digg's rating system is more simple, but yet more effective. Although Technorati authority is not difficult to understand, I feel as if there is too much thought going into it. I feel that once you are on top as an author on Technorati, you are there to stay whether or not your articles are good or not. When reading an article or blog, one can usually tell within a minute whether or not they are interested in the topic at hand, or if they feel that reading the rest of it would be a waste of time. With Digg, any individual can respond to an article or blog simply by "digging it" or "burying it" based off their own interests while Technorati is based off a system's calculations of visitation to the site. I just feel that both are good websites, but Digg is more convenient for more individuals around the world.
Digg top 3:
James Cameron discusses Na'vi boobs
Guy dumps his cheating girlfriend live on radio
Stay classy Canada
Technorati top 3:
Conan O Brian begins tweeting
Yahoo and Twitter Team up for Content Sharing
American Idol Down to 20
Very good.
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