Careful: Don’t Game Social News Sites

The Bivings Report says that it appears the folks at ThinkProgress, a prolific and well-written blog connected to the Center for American Progress, have been trying to artificially pump up their stories on Digg, Netscape and Reddit. has the story. This blogger adds lots of details. Judd Legum of ThinkProgress disputes the charge. Whichever is true, read Jason Calacanis on the episode and take his advice on how to play fair on social news sites. (Legum#039s response is in Calacanis’ comment threads.)

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