____/ waterskidoo on Thursday 26 July 2007 16:58 : \____
> On 2007-07-26, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Digg has _a lot_ of content that slams Microsoft, promotes Linux, hails
>> Apple, and so forth. Microsoft would love to have some control over parts of
>> these pages.
>>
>> Digg is no place for Microsoft fans. Digg is a place where technologists
>> reside and they see (and know) beyond that kissie-kissie Bill Gates stuff
>> that invaded mainstream press.
>>
>> Rest assured Microsoft will pollute Digg with its disinformation. I have
>> written to their staff about it, so hopefully someone will take notice.
>
> For advertising space I would agree with you but how is Microsoft going
> to censor people's opinions?
> If anything, being officially involved with Digg, would be detrimental
> to Microsoft *stuffing the ballot box* so to speak.
> Microsoft would be better off hiring a herd of astroturfers to
> seed Digg's discussions whilst distancing themselves from
> Digg officially.
> Don't get me wrong, I smell a rat, a big bloated rat that
> wears funny glasses but I'm not sure how advertising space
> would alter digg's opinion based content, ie:discussions.
Some argue that Microsoft has been astroturfing Digg for about a year. This
drove away some regulars who like Free software. I'm still wondering who is
patient enough to go through ~50 comments of mine every day and mod them down
systematically. Unless they get paid, this takes a lot of perseverance.
...Not to mention someone who rated about 1500 of my messages in Google Group
to game the system and lower me from 4/5 to 2/5.
I don't think these people are with Microsoft (it's probably loyalty, not
finance), but Microsoft has been caught gaming polls in the past, using its
employees. It did not have to issue any 'orders', but it also does not control
its employees, who have been caught attacking bloggers anonymously.
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