Say you discover a story via del.icio.us, Digg, Tumblr, Facebook or another social site that you want to link on your own blog. Does blogging etiquettes say that you should credit the middlemen?
Veronica - We would always try to credit both the original source article, as well as the proxy (Digg, Slashdot, Techmeme, etc). I guess if you credit as many sources as possible, there’s less of a chance that you’re upsetting someone along the way. Link.
Soren - Well, when I find a story on Digg, that I want to write about on my blog, I usually link to the Digg story, instead of the source which is linked to from Digg. I don’t see it as a problem since you don’t get the whole story on Digg, and therefore I don’t think that the original source will lose any traffic - not much anyway.
Lorelle - Why give Digg and the others the credit for what they don’t deserve? Social bookmarking services do not provide original content. If credit is to be given, why not credit the person who originally submitted the recommendation with a hat tip? Then give credit where credit is really deserved - to the original author of the original content. Link.
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