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Remember my post 10 Reasons Not to Use Digg from 4 months ago? Everything I said is still true or rather more than ever. While I tried hard to find an alternative at Netscape.com (now Propeller) which failed repeatedly and I was banned at Reddit even before I really started to contribute I now finally found one: Mixx.
Mixx is the new better Digg, a social news site we all have waited for.
Why is that? I want to tell you why, I will provide you with 12 reasons to join Mixx and thus also to abandon Digg. Many of them also apply to Reddit or Propeller.
- New, fresh, nascent community where your contribution counts
- Politeness in disagreeing, basically any flaming is banned at Mixx so the ugly Diggers we’re used to by now and who also flame on StumbleUpon won’t attack you here
- Personalization instead of one size fits all, the front page metaphor of the newspaper does not work for the Net, at Mixx you get your personalized news first, not just the lowest common denominator, thus also niche news get exposure
- Mixed media with images and videos right up front like on social news mashups allow you a quick overview
- It’s not just about exploitation of UGC and your “social capital”, you can also gain by promoting your own stuff
- Responsibility for what you voted down or buried, it’s visible who did it
- Private groups extend Mixx. Instead of participating in an anonymous mob site you can socialize with peers
- Apple marketers and fans comprise one of the biggest pressure groups on Digg, almost every day at any given time you have an Apple front page story, not on Mixx yet
- No SEO hate, in fact my 101 blog optimization tips have been mixxed by some stranger, in contrast all my articles have been buried on Digg because I do not hide the fact of doing SEO, while all the Apple marketers do
- SEO niche news can coexist with the rest and SEOs are embraced
- All my favourite social media superheroes are already there, Zaibatsu, tamar, MSaleem, Nowsourcing, Andy Beard, maki where are you?
- The founder has a solid media and publishing background and does not offend people because of their occupation like Kevin Rose of Digg “SEO is a whole industry dedicated to gaming the system” or Jason Calacanis of Netscape.com “SEO is bullshit“
In fact I have more reasons to appreciate Mixx than 12 but I haven’t that much time, I want to spare some for browsing social news at Mixx! OK, I also have to do some work ;-)
I am onreact.com at Mixx and you also may have noticed the “Add to Mixx” buttons below my headlines. If you feel like voting for me, don’t do it because of my hat!
What do others say about Mixx? While I am an early adopter myself, they have been there long before me:
- SEOCO Blog » Mixx.com Review
- A Digg Clone That Might Actually Make It << Vandelay Website Design
- Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the Newest Social News Network » techipedia | tamar weinberg
- Top Digg Contributor’s are Frustrated: Is Mixx the Answer? | Inventor Spot
- Mixx: A Social News Remix : Somewhat Frank
- Stealthy Startup Mixx Launches Into Private Beta
See you in the Mixx. Btw. do not digg this, or I will use this code here to block Digg.
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Tad,
Thanks for the great post, we greatly appreciate it and are glad you like the product. If you ever want to talk more about Mixx, just drop me a line and I can set something up. We welcome your feedback, so keep it coming!
Will
Nice, I gave up on Digg ages ago even went to the point of closing my account, the traffic is poor and the people who are on it are not interested in anything but naked women, idiots on skateboards and computer games. All outside my interests.
Thanks Tad thumbs up from me!
Who cares about digg it just sucks. Now there is an alternative way to digg; mixx it baby.
It seems that Mixx is growing very rapidly. I’m sure it’s tough for a start up to go face-to-face with Digg, but it’s really good timing for them that so many people are annoyed with DIgg. Nice article Tad.
great post, it inspired me to join
Actually Jason Calacanis directed me to Mixx.com. I guess he changed his mind on SEO…
I missed out on the Digg early adopter wagon. I won’t make the same mistake here. The interface is very nice.
Why does anyone have to “give up” one or the other? We need to get past this “There Can Only Be One” mentality. Im new to mixx and we’ll see if it sticks for me. Otherwise, I wish them all the best.
I see my submission went popular on mixx, please let me know about the traffic gained
CGT2099 told me about Mixx a little while ago and I’ve really been enjoying it there. It’s less about “news” and more about sharing… well, almost anything.
It’s a very positive and enjoyable environment and it’s growing rapidly.
Digg will always have a place, but Mixx has the potential to become a strong contender.
So far I am liking Mixx because it is easy to use. It makes Digg look like it was assembled by dinosaurs.
Hi Steven,
Great post as always. I just started playing with Mixx and it looks to be a fierce competitor to Digg. I would assume more digg power players will be coming over in the near future. Lots of potential for success.
Just read your Post excellent information now I will have to join Mixx digg has never really done much for me. Mixx looks like it will be a winner. So Ill give it a try
So much hype all the time for these same sites over and over. Go to pligg and create your own digg. That is the free software online that mixx uses. I’ve commented on a few sites on the hype, Digg still rules in my opinion. Also if you like digg clones check out that earthfrisk one earthfrisk.com they have more features and a good community and you can see the difference right from the start. Also digg users are at stumbleupon, which is now my favorite site of them all.
Thanks for the review. I’ll check out mixx!
Great post, (b)logged it
(I’ve never really got into DIgg that much, I’m more of a Stumbleupon fan, that being said, the more I hear about Mixx, the more inclined I am to give it a try)
David from Log Thing
Tad u write:
I was banned at Reddit even before I really started to contribute I now finally found one: Mixx.
What happened? Just curious.
I still like Digg, but will try Mixx.
Tad, I ‘d like to vote for you, not because of your hat but your wonderful words!
I registered with MIXX today and found it to be very pleasing. I think DIGG has turned more into a scam sort of where users DIGG each other’s posts. This is what I have observed.
Thanks!
Very useful infos!
@Mike Jacobi
Just to clear up any confusion, our site isn’t built off of Pligg. We do know about pligg and think it is a great product, but we built mixx from the ground up.
Tad thanks for the great article!
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