Comments on: The Diggbait Diet: How Digg helped me lose 5-pounds in 5-hours http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Automate http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-1827 Automate Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:11:52 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-1827 Hey Jonathan, looks like you enjoyed the digg effect. In future, if you use wordpress and an article hits digg, just make sure that you have wp-super-cache installed. That should handle your needs just fine. You dont need a dedicated server. As someone suggested try ASO, or Media Temple, or my favorite, Site5.com :) If you are also up to htaccess tricks, you can redirect digg and reddit users to go directly to a mirror page, that you have setup earlier, either on coral cache, or duggmirror. Here is a link that might help you. http://www.mutube.com/mu/apache-vs-the-slashdot-effect/ Hey Jonathan, looks like you enjoyed the digg effect. In future, if you use wordpress and an article hits digg, just make sure that you have wp-super-cache installed. That should handle your needs just fine. You dont need a dedicated server. As someone suggested try ASO, or Media Temple, or my favorite, Site5.com :)
If you are also up to htaccess tricks, you can redirect digg and reddit users to go directly to a mirror page, that you have setup earlier, either on coral cache, or duggmirror.
Here is a link that might help you.
http://www.mutube.com/mu/apache-vs-the-slashdot-effect/

]]> By: Idetrorce http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-701 Idetrorce Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:02:37 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-701 very interesting, but I don't agree with you Idetrorce very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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]]> By: The Digg Bait Diet | Ninja Success http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-437 The Digg Bait Diet | Ninja Success Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:02:03 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-437 [...] on how diggs and a huge influx of traffic can make you loose weight. You ought to try it sometime.read more | digg [...] [...] on how diggs and a huge influx of traffic can make you loose weight. You ought to try it sometime.read more | digg [...]

]]> By: Katalina http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-436 Katalina Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:59:49 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-436 I'm still ROFL! This is exactly why I am afraid to submit anything to Digg! Thanks again for the giggle, I think I'll go digg you now! I’m still ROFL! This is exactly why I am afraid to submit anything to Digg!

Thanks again for the giggle, I think I’ll go digg you now!

]]> By: derex http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-410 derex Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:23:34 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-410 The irony here is, this has zero diggs. :) Good read, though. The irony here is, this has zero diggs. :)

Good read, though.

]]> By: Nick Wilsdon http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-362 Nick Wilsdon Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:50:40 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-362 Great writeup Jonathan. I tend to agree with the others though about the hosting (been running servers for 7+ yrs). I would only get a dedicated box if you need to run other sites - you would never need that just for one site getting dugg. If you do need a dedicated box I would go in at the low end with ThePlanet.com - would be around $99/month. As others say here though, if you're only hosting the one site I would investigate 'digg-worthy' hosts rather than go down that road - especially if your daughter’s summer camp and family vacation are on the line! Great writeup Jonathan. I tend to agree with the others though about the hosting (been running servers for 7+ yrs). I would only get a dedicated box if you need to run other sites – you would never need that just for one site getting dugg.

If you do need a dedicated box I would go in at the low end with ThePlanet.com – would be around $99/month. As others say here though, if you’re only hosting the one site I would investigate ‘digg-worthy’ hosts rather than go down that road – especially if your daughter’s summer camp and family vacation are on the line!

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-360 Jonathan Fields Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:54:48 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-360 @ Patrick - Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out. @ Maki - No problemo, my friend! I learned early on as an entrepreneur that there are problems you want to be dealing with and problems you don't want to be dealing with. And, increased serve costs to handle increased traffic is one of those problems I want to be dealing with. I will definitely check out ASO and Media Temple, too. @ Patrick – Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll check it out.

@ Maki – No problemo, my friend! I learned early on as an entrepreneur that there are problems you want to be dealing with and problems you don’t want to be dealing with. And, increased serve costs to handle increased traffic is one of those problems I want to be dealing with. I will definitely check out ASO and Media Temple, too.

]]> By: Maki http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-358 Maki Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:55:13 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-358 Haha... sorry I inadvertently increased your hosting costs, Jonathan! Other the other hand, if you're STILL looking for good shared hosting, A Small Orange and Media Temple are excellent. I've done a simultaneous Reddit + Digg + Del.cio.us frontpage on ASO + cache with no problem. Media Temple is great as well. :) Haha… sorry I inadvertently increased your hosting costs, Jonathan!

Other the other hand, if you’re STILL looking for good shared hosting, A Small Orange and Media Temple are excellent.

I’ve done a simultaneous Reddit + Digg + Del.cio.us frontpage on ASO + cache with no problem. Media Temple is great as well. :)

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-350 Patrick Altoft Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:56:44 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-350 I use Burton Hosting and it doesn't even slow down under a Digg for $6 a month you can't go wrong. I use Burton Hosting and it doesn’t even slow down under a Digg for $6 a month you can’t go wrong.

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-349 Jonathan Fields Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:48:22 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-digg-bait-diet-how-kevin-rose-helped-me-lose-5-pounds-in-5-hours/#comment-349 Hey gang, thanks for all the love! @Monika - just telling it like it happened, it's amazing how often things are a lot funnier in hindsight. Thanks for the SU review! @Shane - in the end, Hostgator was actually great about getting me moved and up in a matter of hours @Patrick - yup, I switched! And, I was using the WP Cache plug-in while it happened. I think it was because I hit Digg, delicious and sphinn frontpages and got a ton of traffic from SU all at once. The server logs actually showed me going from a fraction of a percent of capacity to 100% in minutes. But, hey, if you've got a recommendation for a great host who can handle digg-level traffic for $6 a month, I am all ear, brother! @Diane - sorry I contirbuted to waking up the household, but hey, if they're all gonna get up, it might as well be because someone is laughing them awake, right?! @Paul M. - Hey man, thanks for the concern...but actually, with a few inflatable palm trees and an alarm clock that sounds like the ocean, the old living room's not such a bad place to spend a few days! Hey gang,

thanks for all the love!

@Monika – just telling it like it happened, it’s amazing how often things are a lot funnier in hindsight. Thanks for the SU review!

@Shane – in the end, Hostgator was actually great about getting me moved and up in a matter of hours

@Patrick – yup, I switched! And, I was using the WP Cache plug-in while it happened. I think it was because I hit Digg, delicious and sphinn frontpages and got a ton of traffic from SU all at once. The server logs actually showed me going from a fraction of a percent of capacity to 100% in minutes. But, hey, if you’ve got a recommendation for a great host who can handle digg-level traffic for $6 a month, I am all ear, brother!

@Diane – sorry I contirbuted to waking up the household, but hey, if they’re all gonna get up, it might as well be because someone is laughing them awake, right?!

@Paul M. – Hey man, thanks for the concern…but actually, with a few inflatable palm trees and an alarm clock that sounds like the ocean, the old living room’s not such a bad place to spend a few days!

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