{"id":361,"date":"2009-03-09T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talesfromthe.net\/jon\/?p=361"},"modified":"2009-03-09T10:13:07","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T17:13:07","slug":"digg-it-continued-more-twitterdigg-experimental-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2024.thenexus.today\/index.php\/2009\/03\/09\/digg-it-continued-more-twitterdigg-experimental-results\/","title":{"rendered":"#digg it, continued: more Twitter\/digg experimental results"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"digg<\/a>The great thing about the #digg it <\/strong>experiment (trying to use Twitter to increase visibility for progressives, feminists, and women of color on Digg), is that it’s so easy to explain to people*:<\/p>\n

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  1. if you’ve got a story you’re trying to promote on Digg, include the #digg<\/strong> hashtag when you tweet it, and at least one of #p2<\/strong>, #rebelleft, #topprog, #fem2, or #woc<\/li>\n
  2. if you see something with the #digg<\/strong> hashtag, digg it if you think it’s interesting — and retweet it as well<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The first round of experiments<\/a> a few weeks ago went very well.\u00c2\u00a0 So last Friday we decided to try again, sending mail to a couple of progressive mailing lists encouraging people to digg and retweet.\u00c2\u00a0 Once again, the results were great.<\/p>\n

    Over 20 people have participated so far, and a total of 15 stories got tweeted with #digg and at least one of the progressive hashtags — most aggressively by Twitter user @diggleft<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Of these, give got at least one retweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Post<\/strong><\/td>\ntweets<\/strong><\/td>\ntotal
    \nfollowers<\/strong><\/td>\n    		diggs<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Obama preferred to Reagan<\/a><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n7644<\/td>\n167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    College grads’ economic woes
    \n<\/a><\/td>\n    		9<\/td>\n5350<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Feingold and FISA<\/a><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1282<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Iranian women to be stoned<\/a><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1124<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Kansas redistricting
    \n<\/a><\/td>\n    		2<\/td>\n2101<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    @HumanFolly’s tweet<\/a> Wowza – “Obama Preferred Over Reagan — In Fox News Poll” http:\/\/bit.ly\/QCPMe<\/a><\/em> got the best propagation, with 15 retweets, reaching up to 7644 followers on Twitter.\u00c2\u00a0 The story has 167 diggs, the most of any in the experiment so far.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, the original story was on Talking Points Memo<\/em>, and no doubt it was being promoted in other ways.\u00c2\u00a0 Clearly, though, Tweeple** are contributing a measurable percentage.<\/p>\n

    The relative impact was even larger for @sarahkatheryn’s tweet<\/a> Please Digg http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cfsrlr<\/a> Will Economic Woes Get better for College Grads? <\/em>For a site like Future Majority, <\/em>which doesn’t have TPM’s clout, Twitter’s impact can be even more significant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    And once again, the most successful efforts were originally tweeted by women.\u00c2\u00a0 Coincidence?\u00c2\u00a0 Probably not.<\/p>\n

    The single biggest thing I learned from this effort was @AmandaSteinberg’s excellent suggestion of including a sample tweet when asking people to participate.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 There are some additional observations in the first comment, and I’d love to hear what others have to say.<\/p>\n

    First though, let’s keep experimenting:<\/p>\n