Kottke.org follows through on the recent Slashdeath discussions, the site was recently on both sites, for the same article.

It provided some interesting traffic information, it is just a shame that both events didn’t happen at similar times on workdays.

Personally I see the whole debate like this, links are going to hit Digg.com first. It has more links up a day and no editorial policy. If a link is popular it reaches the Digg front page. It isn’t a discussion or analysis site, Digg is a disseminator of information.

Slashdot posts a lot less links, they are vetted (though regulars, like me, may argue this) by editors for relevance and interest. Slashdot is famed for Trolls and SPAM but offers some great discussion if you browse at 4 or 5.

So the future pattern is new content will appear on Digg first, then if it is relevant and popular it might spread to a few hours later Slashdot, for discussion, further distribution and the Slashdot effect. Which means Digg and Slashdot do not directly compete, Digg is not the new Slashdot.

Dig is a hyperactive monster, flitting around the net without stopping, feeding links back to Slashdot, its older and slower brethren, to masticate over.

Digg vs. Slashdot (or, traffic vs. influence) (kottke.org)

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