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Five Digg-Type Effects That Will Challenge Your Server

June 11th, 2010 . by Jonathan

Most Webmasters know that, when you start seeing referral traffic from Digg it’s a good idea to batten down the hatches and prepare for a Digg effect. However, Digg is not the only site or service that can delivery a tremendous, potentially server-crushing spike in traffic to your site. There are several other ways you [...]

The “Digg Effect” And How To Survive It

February 25th, 2010 . by Jonathan

I had my first major run-in with social media in June 2005. Slashdot had picked up a controversial story I had just written and it was flung onto the front page. Though it was a huge success in terms of getting attention and new readers to my site, it was a complete disaster for my [...]

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