Happy 4th / Thoughts About Digg

I wish everyone a Happy and Safe July 4th weekend. It’s rainy here right now, but hopefully it will clear up later so everyone can enjoy all of the festivities and cook outs. I know Shadow never looks forward to fireworks, but I do and I can see them so well from my balcony, but if it rains they will be postponed. From the looks of the forecast we are expecting rain all weekend.

I am usually not very active online during the weekends because we spend that time doing family things and everyone needs a break. I know that many people feel like that because traffic is always slower during this time and I always feel bad when someone advertises during the weekend on my blog because I know they aren’t getting their money’s worth.

I will not be adding any Digg buttons to this blog even though I joined the Entrecard movement. If I see something from some blog that I think is important enough and deserves some recognition I will click their Digg button, but I wont be Digging just to Digg. I did try to Digg someones post this morning, but for some reason it wasn’t allowed so hopefully if they are having a problem it will be fixed.

Someone took offence to a statement I made about digging photos. If I see an outstanding photo I would certainly have no problem clicking their button, but I will not click the digg button for a photo of a pair of Oakley sunglasses now that’s just plain ridiculous and I do not plan on being banned from Digg for stupidity on my part. I have had people stumble a few post here and there, but never because I asked them.

I turned the shout feature off at Digg after 3 shouts in succession asking me to Digg their post. I have a feeling that most of the people that joined simply thought this was going to just be a free for all and everyone was going to mindlessly Digg everything and I’m sure some will, but I will not. If I cast a vote it’s not something I expect to get back, it is not tit for tat. Okay I have to run, but do have a great weekend.