2008-02-22

Digg Analysis

Update: check DiggAnalysis for the latest stats
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#ArticlesMean
#Diggs
Mean
#Comments
Most Dugg article
youtube.com1162574318 Google Maps.. Gone Wrong (9073)
arstechnica.com771054134Microsoft says "sorry" with free Valentine's Zune 80 players (2086)
gizmodo.com721372153Indiana Jones IV Trailer! (7003)
engadget.com671392211It's official: HD DVD is dead, the format war over (7665)
cnn.com461468276At least 18 shot at Northern Illinois University (4112)
nytimes.com441417213A President Like My Father (2951)
dailymail.co.uk401613261'I Decided to Die Like a Man' (4611)
yahoo.com401548265But how? The only clues were the pictures on the camera (5051)
flickr.com392671236 Think Illegal Downloading is Free? (8524)
bbc.co.uk381416238Fidel Castro Announces Retirement (6107)

Top Ten highest mean diggs per Site (for Sites with more than 1 article)

Site#ArticlesMean
#Diggs
Mean
#Comments
Most Dugg article
nbc11.com26545468Anonymous' War on NBC11. Dont let $cientologists bury this! (9355)
collegehumor.com44646426 Man Proposes During NBA Halftime; Doesn't Go As Planned (5320)
liveleak.com24239556 Skateboard-Hating Baltimore Cop At It Again (6028)
imageshack.us114083458 Coolness (8733)
photobucket.com53751553 Do you dress like a douchebag? [flowchart] (6224)
mediafire.com63740440ANON release Scientology secret DOX (7424)
wikipedia.org23617330 $5 Bill from 1896 (4100)
tinypic.com113484356 You want the blocks? Best CraigsList Ad Of All Time Ever. (6262)
escapistmagazine.com63448250 Zero Punctuation: Call of Duty 4 (7054)
icanhascheezburger.com33433227 LOLzcats go after Scientology, too. (4881)

Top Ten highest mean comments per Site (for Sites with more than 1 article)

Site#ArticlesMean
#Diggs
Mean
#Comments
Most commented on article
whitehouser.com22856574I’ve Never Been More Ashamed to be an American (1024)
liveleak.com24239556 Skateboard-Hating Baltimore Cop At It Again (675)
photobucket.com53751553 Westboro Baptist planning protest Heath Ledger's funeral (1133)
breitbart.tv41193543 City of Berkeley's War on Marines Leads to Showdown (743)
cleveland.com22875498KUCINICH DROPS OUT OF THE RACE! (538)
nbc11.com26545468Anonymous' War on NBC11. Dont let $cientologists bury this! (668)
thestar.com22083465MIT Prof Confirms Perpetual Motion Machine is Accelerating (666)
vgchartz.com21208463PS3 reaches 10 million four months sooner than Xbox360 (789)
imageshack.us114083458 Coolness (801)
mediamatters.org22134441Fox 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 articles21439912
Click if your computer screen is dirty.15903650
New Jersey Douche Bags! 100801233
Anonymous' War on NBC11. Dont let $cientologists bury this!9355668
How glasses affect your image [pic] 9260322
Google Maps.. Gone Wrong 9073250
Coolness 8733801
Baltimore Cop Vs. A 14 year old Skateboarder 86791520
Nano (this is really cool) 8553368
Think Illegal Downloading is Free? 8524484

Top Ten most commented on articles

Article#Diggs#Comments
Why I Am an Abortion Doctor27141673
Baltimore Cop Vs. A 14 year old Skateboarder 86791520
Asking Anti-Abortion Demonstrators an Important Question 48871407
Kid goes absolutely nuts over Myspace 43821317
Super Bowl XLII Champions New York Giants76121276
Video: Al Qaeda in Iraq BURNS Hostages ALIVE!15841275
I am a Muslim. Kill me and call it. 48171248
Contribute $5.01 to Obama TODAY (Feb. 12) 34591243
New Jersey Douche Bags! 100801233
At least 18 shot at Northern Illinois University41121218

Top Ten most frequently published Authors

Author#ArticlesMean
#Diggs
Mean
#Comments
Most Dugg article
MrBabyMan1431613160 A Novel Idea! (PIC) (6341)
msaleem821462209Atheist Sees Image of Big Bang in Piece of Toast (6778)
MakiMaki652146249I’ve Never Been More Ashamed to be an American (4952)
zaibatsu651181147Yahoo's Board REJECTS Microsoft takeover Offer! (5183)
supernova1760134015920 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life (5598)
maheshee114265587Paper aeroplane to be dropped from Space Station to Earth (1645)
badwithcomputer382184228The Internet Was a Real Pile of Shit in 1996 (7637)
FameMoney301674174The Pirate Bay: The Site is Safe, Even If We Lose in Court (4702)
suxmonkey292091177 So I guess I Got Kicked Off Another My Little Pony Forum (7211)
bamafun29789158Oldest 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#ArticlesMean
#Diggs
Mean
#Comments
Most Dugg article
mattsaw24514409Top 40 Photoshopped Images (4642)
anonx867530924287505 Anonymous Propaganda (4558)
dunnylovehun34027290The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You (5712)
MaoistBanker23999583 Barack Obama - "Just Words?" (5272)
QGYH2123980468 How glasses affect your image [pic] (9260)
stewacide23769225Adelaide Anon Protest $cientology (3858)
poopysnacks23762223 Photo Gallery: Anonymous' Scientology Protest in Los Angeles (3965)
nothingness0023622274 Anonymous VS Scientology Makes TV News (3864)
Gugel33518379 75,000,000,000,000 Crabs Invade an Island in Australia (4249)
benb2433410318 Coolness (8733)

Top Ten highest mean comments per Author (for Authors with more than 1 article)

Author#ArticlesMean
#Diggs
Mean
#Comments
Most commented on article
wwwdot1jesdotus23336775 CNN Republican Debate Highlights- Ron Paul's Slam Dunk! Bam! (1154)
RonMexico3223155630 The Most Spoiled Girl In The World? (1051)
KonstantinLevin22097614 107,000 demand Wikipedia remove this image of Muhammed (879)
MaoistBanker23999583 Barack Obama - "Just Words?" (729)
anonx867530924287505 anonymous 012408 1800 est expect us (639)
blackolive51846481Bush: 19% approval (638)
QGYH2123980468 "Last Touch" - Iraqi woman and her son [pic] (826)
SeaMowse61912464Online petition ask Wikipedia to remove pictures of Muhammad (1085)
lazycat23268453Stanford is free to students whose families make less than$$ (711)
arTech22713449Breaking News: Obama wins Wisconsin Democratic Primaries (487)

Topic of posted articles by count articles, mean diggs, mean comments
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Topic#ArticlesMean
#Diggs
Mean
#Comments
US Elections 20082641942293
Tech Industry News1591410164
Odd Stuff1502068243
General Sciences1491118159
World News1482275347
Comedy1282552237
Political News1141770310
Environment1051185157
Movies1051150129
Gaming Industry News801600198
Apple781475177
Educational771697171
Space761118126
Business & Finance721284222
Health691092202
People601824266
Gadgets601135127
Design502051150
Travel & Places501680162
Nintendo501599156
Arts & Culture461500155
Music421201161
Software411552149
Political Opinion401846322
Linux/Unix391492217
Pets & Animals322702207
Television321839220
Hardware311452216
Celebrity291367196
Autos291033153
PC Games281749249
PlayStation241092249
Comics & Animation231791176
Security231578149
American & Canadian Football23994159
Food & Drink211557194
Microsoft181967314
Xbox171706231
Programming111382145
Basketball111150166
Baseball1038676
Mods91542119
Other Sports9789134
Extreme81594191
Playable Web Games41767143
Soccer31119118
Motorsport31076176
Hockey21674267
Golf21043117
Tennis167290

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