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  JasonCalacanis

  Dec. 12, 2006, 1:59 p.m.

  looks like we got the first one...

  Note: we don't have any confirmation of this... yet. If you got this message or any other please let me know.

  http://www.calacanis.com/2006/12/12/first-digg-sca

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    TheAttacks

    Dec. 12, 2006, 7:03 p.m.

    Meh, Jason, Paying people for tips isn't the best way to get legit information. 100 thirteen-year-olds just saw a new Xbox game and a pair of Nikes in that $100; thus they have been submitting for PR firms since an hour ago. . . catch my drift?
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    ekklesiawarrior

    Dec. 13, 2006, 12:09 p.m.

    BEST WISHES on this venture.
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  hemphill81

  Dec. 12, 2006, 2:09 p.m.

  This is cool. I think Jason should hire dog the bounty hunter after he gets some names.
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  charbarred

  Dec. 12, 2006, 2:16 p.m.

  From what I've heard, most PR companies prefer to just employ a few students and give them various IP addresses. They open about 20 accounts and game digg as much as needed (no need to be a top user for that). Once you get the first 30 votes in it's usually quite easy to get to the front page providing your story is even semi interesting. Moreso, there are so many bloggers on the take out there that you can actually make your story reach digg's front page more than once.

  Very stupid of PR companies to employ top digg users. It's just so easy to track.

  Mind you, unlike Netscape, digg is very unkind to its top users, so if someone approached me, I wouldn't do it, but wouldn't bother telling digg about it either.
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  ameliog

  Dec. 12, 2006, 2:50 p.m.

  A capital idea! It'd be nice to weed out paid agendas disguised as articles and opinions.
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  NavArmy

  Dec. 12, 2006, 5:12 p.m.

  Jason should practice what he preaches! Directing people to post or vote in one area can be done in alot of ways. Jason you are so pathetic.

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