On 7/9/07, Felix Geisendörfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know there was a cake-php based german digg clone, that was up for > auction on ebay recently, but other than that, haven't seen anything > > It was a twitter clone as far as I remember. But really: Stop cloning this > stuff ... the world doesn't become a better place ... there isn't any money > to be made anymore (you're toooo late) ... and I don't even want to go into > how slashdot and digg are responsible for delaying half of the world's IT > projects : p. >
The cloning itself is fine. It's when you think of a clone in a very literal sense that there's no added value. However, if you want a Digg clone for an internal intranet to enable your team to share and rank useful links (specifically relevant to your business), *that's* added value. There's more to the web world than building public services for venture capital, buyout or IPO. Digg-like functionality (and many of these other sites that get turned into script clones) are useful beyond their initial implementation. Sure, Digg covers the "Web 2.0" and "technology" markets and trying to jump in there would be foolhardy. However, if you're looking for really good articles dedicated to the hobby of fishkeeping, Digg itself isn't exactly going to work. However, if you've got a script that clones the functionality, you can set up your own little niche site and fill the void. Beyond that, most of these sites aren't necessarily set up to make money. Every use I've had for Pligg so far has been a use that I wouldn't have ever bothered to even *try* to make money with it. That wasn't the point. Providing a niche-specific place to share and rank links *was* the point. For that, the Digg featureset works well and a clone allows people to set up those niche sites easily. -- J Wynia - Software Developer, Writer and Geek Half empty? Half Full? Or Just Too Big? Site: http://www.wynia.org Podcast: http://www.glasstoobig.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: jwynia --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
