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- Are there any examples of social networks that saw their user-base demolished, but were able to turn it around and get them to return en masse? There must be a significant example or two, but I'm coming up blank.
I can't think of any. It's interesting to see the comments on Digg about this. I never used Digg, so I don't know the whole story, but it was pretty obvious that their v4 roll-out was a huge mistake. EDIT: The discussion on HN is far more interesting than the one on Digg. EDIT2: This discussion on Reddit is interesting too.
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IMO it wasn't just that influx of users, but the new treatment that the tech press started to give Reddit that opened it up to a more general audience.
More cynically, it may also have been media puppet accounts that were chasing the eyeballs from Digg to Reddit.
thenewgreen · 4521 days ago · link ·
I like HN, it's definitely a solid place. So what were they buying with the 500k? Not a user base, is it just for the brand equity? Oh..., think about how many websites out their already have the "submit" bookmarklet for Digg... that alone is worth some $