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I am enthralled by psychology at times, things like Digg.com, leave me (unsuccessfully) trying to crack the code of why people click on what, why some things get hyped and others go through life unnoticed. While I am still baffled, there is something that I have learned in my attempts to see how I can get the articles I Dugg on the front page. I like stuff noone else likes! I am the epitome of boring! I know this because when I find an article and think 'this stuff is life changing', no one else Diggs it at all.

I already knew this to a certain extent, so that really only flaws me temporarily. Back to the psychology of Digg. Theres now tonnes of research that if other people like stuff, you're more inclined to also like it. So if 10 people Dug something, you are more likely to also Digg it. (Aside from the one flaw I see, in that you generally click away at anything that looks interesting, then have to spend half an hour re-looking through pages of links to Digg the things you like - either that or I read stuff completely differently than everyone else as well).

Things I've learned 

•  Well known terms (Google, Apple, President Bush) in a title make people more likely to Digg it
• Sometimes people get this pefect combination of cuteness and wonder in an article (like the assasin spider) and everyone cant get enough of it.
• Other times using well known terms doesn't help you at all.

I think maybe Im on the wrong track and it's all about placement, so you have to be popular for people to like your articles. I never read the instructions on these things so may have the entire thing completely wrong.

But I'm absolutely fascinated. If you havent already, go have a look! http://www.digg.com