Brad Stone, Staff Writer, New York Times

Slashdot Founder Questions Crowd’s Wisdom

January 30, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

One of the oldest rivals to the community news site Digg is pointing to recent unrest at the site as evidence that the social news model is flawed.

Last week, frequent users of Digg protested changes in its algorithms that were designed to emphasize broader voting in determining which stories make it to Digg’s well-trafficked main page. Meanwhile, to Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco, founder of the pioneering technology news site Slashdot, the chickens were coming home to roost.

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