Chris Winfield posted a great list of content types that repeatedly get voted to the top of Digg.

He links to examples of successful Digg submissions that used each content type (or format). The trend indicates that information presented in these formats is more effective at holding the attention of Diggers. These content formats may also enable the content to be understood more easily ‘at a glance’ - by people skimming 1000s of Digg headlines.

Here’s the condensed list of successful formats for content submitted to Digg:

  1. Lists
  2. Videos
  3. Images
  4. Tools
  5. Tips
  6. APIs

Check out his post for the details.


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2 Responses To This Post

Chris Winfield said, September 6th, 2007 at 12:30 pm

Hi Dan -

I’m really glad you liked it - thanks for the post.

Best,

Chris

dan gluckman said, September 6th, 2007 at 10:12 pm

Chris -
Thanks for stopping by. I did enjoy your piece. It serves as a great reminder for social media communicators to understand their target audience before crafting their message. I look forward to reading more of your insights in the future.
-Dan

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