Digg is a social news site that initially grew in popularity from its roots of a geek fanbase who poured in the science and technology articles. Digg works by having the users of the site submitting items they found interesting and if they are marked as interesting (Dugg) by enough users then the article will appear on the front page.
Some whiney buggers have been a little upset about the decline of technology based articles being posted at Digg. Not that I care where Digg goes. If you haven't worked it out yet, Kevin likes to use other people's efforts to make money. Nothing particularly wrong with that, I guess. It is his site, he can do with it as he wishes. Digg has always had value and still holds value for me, however it certainly isn't the only site I regularly read and I will admit to using filters to block out the dross.
Anyway, One guy went so far as to come up with some shoddy stats to make a wobbly old point of some vague sort. Obviously I didn't pay too much attention to his complaints, but I knew the stats could be done simply and automatically. I broke out TextMate and started playing with Python. As usual, I may have taken things too far but here you go, number-fest!
Digg articles analysis
Observed 2655 articles at 08-02-22 18:03:43 from Digg pages 3 to 180.
Top Ten most frequently published domains
| Domain | #Articles | Mean #Diggs | Mean #Comments | Most Dugg article |
| youtube.com | 116 | 2574 | 318 | Google Maps.. Gone Wrong (9073) |
| arstechnica.com | 77 | 1054 | 134 | Microsoft says "sorry" with free Valentine's Zune 80 players (2086) |
| gizmodo.com | 72 | 1372 | 153 | Indiana Jones IV Trailer! (7003) |
| engadget.com | 67 | 1392 | 211 | It's official: HD DVD is dead, the format war over (7665) |
| cnn.com | 46 | 1468 | 276 | At least 18 shot at Northern Illinois University (4112) |
| nytimes.com | 44 | 1417 | 213 | A President Like My Father (2951) |
| dailymail.co.uk | 40 | 1613 | 261 | 'I Decided to Die Like a Man' (4611) |
| yahoo.com | 40 | 1548 | 265 | But how? The only clues were the pictures on the camera (5051) |
| flickr.com | 39 | 2671 | 236 | Think Illegal Downloading is Free? (8524) |
| bbc.co.uk | 38 | 1416 | 238 | Fidel Castro Announces Retirement (6107) |
Top Ten highest mean diggs per Site (for Sites with more than 1 article)
| Site | #Articles | Mean #Diggs | Mean #Comments | Most Dugg article |
| nbc11.com | 2 | 6545 | 468 | Anonymous' War on NBC11. Dont let $cientologists bury this! (9355) |
| collegehumor.com | 4 | 4646 | 426 | Man Proposes During NBA Halftime; Doesn't Go As Planned (5320) |
| liveleak.com | 2 | 4239 | 556 | Skateboard-Hating Baltimore Cop At It Again (6028) |
| imageshack.us | 11 | 4083 | 458 | Coolness (8733) |
| photobucket.com | 5 | 3751 | 553 | Do you dress like a douchebag? [flowchart] (6224) |
| mediafire.com | 6 | 3740 | 440 | ANON release Scientology secret DOX (7424) |
| wikipedia.org | 2 | 3617 | 330 | $5 Bill from 1896 (4100) |
| tinypic.com | 11 | 3484 | 356 | You want the blocks? Best CraigsList Ad Of All Time Ever. (6262) |
| escapistmagazine.com | 6 | 3448 | 250 | Zero Punctuation: Call of Duty 4 (7054) |
| icanhascheezburger.com | 3 | 3433 | 227 | LOLzcats go after Scientology, too. (4881) |
Top Ten highest mean comments per Site (for Sites with more than 1 article)
| Site | #Articles | Mean #Diggs | Mean #Comments | Most commented on article |
| whitehouser.com | 2 | 2856 | 574 | I’ve Never Been More Ashamed to be an American (1024) |
| liveleak.com | 2 | 4239 | 556 | Skateboard-Hating Baltimore Cop At It Again (675) |
| photobucket.com | 5 | 3751 | 553 | Westboro Baptist planning protest Heath Ledger's funeral (1133) |
| breitbart.tv | 4 | 1193 | 543 | City of Berkeley's War on Marines Leads to Showdown (743) |
| cleveland.com | 2 | 2875 | 498 | KUCINICH DROPS OUT OF THE RACE! (538) |
| nbc11.com | 2 | 6545 | 468 | Anonymous' War on NBC11. Dont let $cientologists bury this! (668) |
| thestar.com | 2 | 2083 | 465 | MIT Prof Confirms Perpetual Motion Machine is Accelerating (666) |
| vgchartz.com | 2 | 1208 | 463 | PS3 reaches 10 million four months sooner than Xbox360 (789) |
| imageshack.us | 11 | 4083 | 458 | Coolness (801) |
| mediamatters.org | 2 | 2134 | 441 | Fox News Radio Compares Obama to Hitler [AUDIO] (492) |
Top Ten most dugg articles
| Article | #Diggs | #Comments |
| Digg this if you are sick of $cientologists burying articles | 21439 | 912 |
| Click if your computer screen is dirty. | 15903 | 650 |
| New Jersey Douche Bags! | 10080 | 1233 |
| Anonymous' War on NBC11. Dont let $cientologists bury this! | 9355 | 668 |
| How glasses affect your image [pic] | 9260 | 322 |
| Google Maps.. Gone Wrong | 9073 | 250 |
| Coolness | 8733 | 801 |
| Baltimore Cop Vs. A 14 year old Skateboarder | 8679 | 1520 |
| Nano (this is really cool) | 8553 | 368 |
| Think Illegal Downloading is Free? | 8524 | 484 |
Top Ten most commented on articles
| Article | #Diggs | #Comments |
| Why I Am an Abortion Doctor | 2714 | 1673 |
| Baltimore Cop Vs. A 14 year old Skateboarder | 8679 | 1520 |
| Asking Anti-Abortion Demonstrators an Important Question | 4887 | 1407 |
| Kid goes absolutely nuts over Myspace | 4382 | 1317 |
| Super Bowl XLII Champions New York Giants | 7612 | 1276 |
| Video: Al Qaeda in Iraq BURNS Hostages ALIVE! | 1584 | 1275 |
| I am a Muslim. Kill me and call it. | 4817 | 1248 |
| Contribute $5.01 to Obama TODAY (Feb. 12) | 3459 | 1243 |
| New Jersey Douche Bags! | 10080 | 1233 |
| At least 18 shot at Northern Illinois University | 4112 | 1218 |
Top Ten most frequently published Authors
| Author | #Articles | Mean #Diggs | Mean #Comments | Most Dugg article |
| MrBabyMan | 143 | 1613 | 160 | A Novel Idea! (PIC) (6341) |
| msaleem | 82 | 1462 | 209 | Atheist Sees Image of Big Bang in Piece of Toast (6778) |
| MakiMaki | 65 | 2146 | 249 | I’ve Never Been More Ashamed to be an American (4952) |
| zaibatsu | 65 | 1181 | 147 | Yahoo's Board REJECTS Microsoft takeover Offer! (5183) |
| supernova17 | 60 | 1340 | 159 | 20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life (5598) |
| maheshee11 | 42 | 655 | 87 | Paper aeroplane to be dropped from Space Station to Earth (1645) |
| badwithcomputer | 38 | 2184 | 228 | The Internet Was a Real Pile of Shit in 1996 (7637) |
| FameMoney | 30 | 1674 | 174 | The Pirate Bay: The Site is Safe, Even If We Lose in Court (4702) |
| suxmonkey | 29 | 2091 | 177 | So I guess I Got Kicked Off Another My Little Pony Forum (7211) |
| bamafun | 29 | 789 | 158 | Oldest Woman Alive (120) says - I eat, drink & Take Showers (2197) |
Top Ten highest mean diggs per Author (for Authors with more than 1 article)
| Author | #Articles | Mean #Diggs | Mean #Comments | Most Dugg article |
| mattsaw | 2 | 4514 | 409 | Top 40 Photoshopped Images (4642) |
| anonx8675309 | 2 | 4287 | 505 | Anonymous Propaganda (4558) |
| dunnylovehun | 3 | 4027 | 290 | The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You (5712) |
| MaoistBanker | 2 | 3999 | 583 | Barack Obama - "Just Words?" (5272) |
| QGYH2 | 12 | 3980 | 468 | How glasses affect your image [pic] (9260) |
| stewacide | 2 | 3769 | 225 | Adelaide Anon Protest $cientology (3858) |
| poopysnacks | 2 | 3762 | 223 | Photo Gallery: Anonymous' Scientology Protest in Los Angeles (3965) |
| nothingness00 | 2 | 3622 | 274 | Anonymous VS Scientology Makes TV News (3864) |
| Gugel | 3 | 3518 | 379 | 75,000,000,000,000 Crabs Invade an Island in Australia (4249) |
| benb24 | 3 | 3410 | 318 | Coolness (8733) |
Top Ten highest mean comments per Author (for Authors with more than 1 article)
| Author | #Articles | Mean #Diggs | Mean #Comments | Most commented on article |
| wwwdot1jesdotus | 2 | 3336 | 775 | CNN Republican Debate Highlights- Ron Paul's Slam Dunk! Bam! (1154) |
| RonMexico32 | 2 | 3155 | 630 | The Most Spoiled Girl In The World? (1051) |
| KonstantinLevin | 2 | 2097 | 614 | 107,000 demand Wikipedia remove this image of Muhammed (879) |
| MaoistBanker | 2 | 3999 | 583 | Barack Obama - "Just Words?" (729) |
| anonx8675309 | 2 | 4287 | 505 | anonymous 012408 1800 est expect us (639) |
| blackolive | 5 | 1846 | 481 | Bush: 19% approval (638) |
| QGYH2 | 12 | 3980 | 468 | "Last Touch" - Iraqi woman and her son [pic] (826) |
| SeaMowse | 6 | 1912 | 464 | Online petition ask Wikipedia to remove pictures of Muhammad (1085) |
| lazycat | 2 | 3268 | 453 | Stanford is free to students whose families make less than$$ (711) |
| arTech | 2 | 2713 | 449 | Breaking News: Obama wins Wisconsin Democratic Primaries (487) |
Topic of posted articles by count articles, mean diggs, mean comments
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| Topic | #Articles | Mean #Diggs | Mean #Comments |
| US Elections 2008 | 264 | 1942 | 293 |
| Tech Industry News | 159 | 1410 | 164 |
| Odd Stuff | 150 | 2068 | 243 |
| General Sciences | 149 | 1118 | 159 |
| World News | 148 | 2275 | 347 |
| Comedy | 128 | 2552 | 237 |
| Political News | 114 | 1770 | 310 |
| Environment | 105 | 1185 | 157 |
| Movies | 105 | 1150 | 129 |
| Gaming Industry News | 80 | 1600 | 198 |
| Apple | 78 | 1475 | 177 |
| Educational | 77 | 1697 | 171 |
| Space | 76 | 1118 | 126 |
| Business & Finance | 72 | 1284 | 222 |
| Health | 69 | 1092 | 202 |
| People | 60 | 1824 | 266 |
| Gadgets | 60 | 1135 | 127 |
| Design | 50 | 2051 | 150 |
| Travel & Places | 50 | 1680 | 162 |
| Nintendo | 50 | 1599 | 156 |
| Arts & Culture | 46 | 1500 | 155 |
| Music | 42 | 1201 | 161 |
| Software | 41 | 1552 | 149 |
| Political Opinion | 40 | 1846 | 322 |
| Linux/Unix | 39 | 1492 | 217 |
| Pets & Animals | 32 | 2702 | 207 |
| Television | 32 | 1839 | 220 |
| Hardware | 31 | 1452 | 216 |
| Celebrity | 29 | 1367 | 196 |
| Autos | 29 | 1033 | 153 |
| PC Games | 28 | 1749 | 249 |
| PlayStation | 24 | 1092 | 249 |
| Comics & Animation | 23 | 1791 | 176 |
| Security | 23 | 1578 | 149 |
| American & Canadian Football | 23 | 994 | 159 |
| Food & Drink | 21 | 1557 | 194 |
| Microsoft | 18 | 1967 | 314 |
| Xbox | 17 | 1706 | 231 |
| Programming | 11 | 1382 | 145 |
| Basketball | 11 | 1150 | 166 |
| Baseball | 10 | 386 | 76 |
| Mods | 9 | 1542 | 119 |
| Other Sports | 9 | 789 | 134 |
| Extreme | 8 | 1594 | 191 |
| Playable Web Games | 4 | 1767 | 143 |
| Soccer | 3 | 1119 | 118 |
| Motorsport | 3 | 1076 | 176 |
| Hockey | 2 | 1674 | 267 |
| Golf | 2 | 1043 | 117 |
| Tennis | 1 | 672 | 90 |
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