A not-so shocking revelation this morning about the sinking Titanic that is Digg. Not only have they abandoned their core users, not only are the walls crumbling down, but a brand new investigative report revealed that they actually created dozens of fake user accounts to increase traffic to their publishing partners.
Umpteenth user backlash incoming. And hey, did we call it, or did we call it?
Fair warning: I don’t know what the hell this video is. More importantly, I don’t know why it is. Suffice to say, I found it; none of you have seen it, and now you’re about to watch it.
This is a cute thing. It’s as if the Swiss are a Rebel Alliance in rebellion against an evil Alp Empire. Quite a way to celebrate building the longest tunnel ever built.
As I’ve said before, the Tea Party is largely a Corporatist attempt to harness and steer the sort of populist rage movements that crop up during times of severe recession. It is being steered away from blaming banking cartels and Wall Street for its woes (primarily by Fox News and friends) and steered towards protesting government regulation. As such it is nothing more than a pitchfork-wielding arm of the Corporate Lobbyists..
And frankly, the Dems and more traditional Republicans are both solidly on that team as well, if in a less screamy fashion.