New social media sites pop all the time. One that has been making headlines recently is Mixx. Is it time to ditch Digg, the granddaddy of social media sites?
Here are 3 reasons why you may want to pay attention to new social media startups:
- The user communities on Digg and other established sites are so large and often well organized that it’s very difficult to get up on the first page. With a smaller site the threshold is much lower.
- Many new social media sites try to niche themselves to establish a foothold. If your site is in the same niche that’s a great match and you’re more likely to get your blog posts ranked higher than on a general site.
- If you’re looking to game the system, then an upstart probably does not have all the sophisticated systems in place to detect your deceptive actions, whereas Digg has most likely already seen everything you can imagine.
But the flip-side of a smaller site is of course that they have a lot less traffic that they can send your way. Compared to the immense audience on Digg most new social media sites don’t even register as a blip on a graph.
Have you tried Mixx yet?
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