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Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

Ray — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:13:20 -0000

This is great Article and I appreciate.

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

John crow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:12:26 -0000

Yahoo buzz just seems a copy work, there isn't much creativity, there are tons of digg like services. i was hoping to see something new. yahoo buzz don't even seems to be some where near to close to Digg.

Regards,
John Crow

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

Jason — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:57:14 -0000

Good review! :)
There is no innovation involved in the yahoo buzz at all. It sounds like a big guy try to push all other players away...

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

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Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

SEO Tutorial — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:25:26 -0000

Hello,

It might be question differ from this post....
I owned a word press blog and I am not aware of how to add Yahoo Buzz button under every post!

You have added yahoo buzz button under your post. Please advice me on the same.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

Dimitri — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:46:53 -0000

I like http://www.subbmitt.com. All stories end up on the front page and the site doesn't get stale like reddit.

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

greasyguide — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:32:27 -0000

Amen to that!

The original yahoo Buzz was a useful tool. This mess here is terrible. It has not value to me as a user and will not be in my regular rotation of sites to visit.

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

huxleyboyce — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:48:52 -0000

Yahoo has to try new ideas. Look at there Questions and Answers page it has taken off!

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

chrisco — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:12:44 -0000

Wow, looks like a Buzznet clone in many respects (text, colors, page layout). And I think Buzznet was there firstâ€¦ and has a trademark. See the similarity for yourself:

BUZZNET:

What the Buzz?
Buzznet users cast their votes for their favorite content with the +Buzz buttons.

Adding Buzz is like giving a thumbs up. Buzz is the way our community decides whatâ€™s cool. Plus-Buzz buttons throughout Buzznet show whatâ€™s bubbling up for our users:

On the Homepage:

YAHOO BUZZ:

Whatâ€™s all the buzz about?

Yahoo! Buzz features the most popular stories right now, determined by people around the Web. A storyâ€™s Buzz Score is based on your votes, searches, emails, and more.

Stories with the highest Buzz Score may be displayed on the Yahoo! homepage.

Give your favorite stories the buzz!

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

mrshl — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:10:14 -0000

This site isn't a threat to Digg, because it's built for the masses. And, as you hint, it's actually perfect for the masses.

It's focused on traditional news, entertainment, and sports. It won't be dominated by linux dorks or Paul-tards. It can't be gamed by a small horde of myopic dweebs.

It's actually attractive. You can get a lot of information without working too hard or trying to figure out the design. The integrated photo interface up top does what Google News (Image View) attempts to do with an entirely separate and inferior interface.

In fact, Google News is real comparison point. You're assuming (because of the Buzz Up feature) that Yahoo's target is Digg or Techmeme, but they're really attempting to crack a nut that lots of people are trying to solve right now: how can you build an interactive semi-social news site that normal people will actually use?

As Mixx.com is finding out, you can't reach a general audience by building a better Digg. Normal people don't understand Digg.

But they'll *get* Yahoo's Buzz.

Re: Yahoo Buzz – Absolutely No Threat to Digg

Ashley Smith — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:11:35 -0000

Sites CSS file isn't loading for me. Not a good start I must say.