I am a big fan of social news and I frequent both Kevin Rose’s digg and Wired’s reddit. Like anyone who occasionally visits both sites, it is very apparent that an increasing amount of content is rehashed from reddit.com by Digg power users (so called by their massive influence of the site).

I have created a handy flow chart to demonstrate this process.

While it can be argued that the content may not be original on reddit either, that’s not the point. The major question here is simply this; shouldn’t digg implement a system that promotes stories based on their merit and quality rather than the identity of the submitter?

What do you think?

Every day you log onto stickcat, you see the final product of everyone here at stickcat’s work.  What you don’t see is what happens behind the scenes, past the html coding and beyond the layers upon layers of photoshop work.  Today we would like to give you, the fanboy, an inside look into how the comic you all love and worship is made.
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Surprised to see me? That’s right, inspiration struck and I am now officially reviving Stickcat’s online dwelling back from the gaping abyss of inaction.

I’m teaming up with high school cohort and capable digital drawer of stuff, Fritz Ifert-Miller to bring the many deeply disturbing images of my imagination to fruition. Why would I need someone to provide this service? Let me illustrate with this helpful figure that highlights the subtle differences between our art styles.

Let’s face it, in my drawing the vomit (or is it black oily pitch?) is simply falling out of the sun’s mouth. Also, why is he angry? Fritz on the other hand, has not only drawn the best looking putrescence I’ve ever seen, but is on the verge of taking the word projectile to new, exciting, and unexpected directions.

The bottom line is we will be writing the comic together. With my ability to boss people around and his ability to vaguely listen to my tirades, we will have surely worthy of your divine readership.

If you would like to know more about Stickcat’s past please feel free to check out the various links above. We will be updating on a consistent schedule (Monday, Wednesday & Friday). Watch this space as well for updates from various people involved behind the scenes at Stickcat.net!