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Category: Top Stumbler

All Thumbs are Not Created Equal

1 December, 2007 (21:01) | Beginner, Help, SU, Stumble Upon, StumbleUpon, Thumbs, Top Stumbler

Sometimes giving a page a thumb up seems to make a big difference. The page you discover and thumb up suddenly makes it to the Buzz and it seems like everyone is looking at it now. Another page that seems just as likely to be popular doesn’t do anything after you thumb it up. What’s going on?

The Aftermath - Studying the Results of StumbleUpon’s Buzz Effect

29 November, 2007 (21:57) | Buzz, Buzz Effect, Favorites, Recent reviews, Research, StumbleUpon, StumbleUpon Comments, Top Stumbler

Its fun posting something on SU and having it make the Buzz, StumbleUpon’s listing of the hottest posts in the most popular topics.

This was the first time I’d ever had a post from here get buzzed, and watching the buzz effect behind the scenes (through a stat reader) is nothing short of addicting.

Five Reasons Why You Might Not Want to be a Top Stumbler

26 November, 2007 (14:43) | Help, Hints, Posting, Research, SU, Starspirit, StumbleUpon, Stumbling, Thumbs, Top Stumbler

Thanks to a friend who noticed I was getting too caught up in being at the top of the list, and called me on it, I seriously cut back on my SU activity for a while, and when I came back to StumbleUpon, I noticed I was having fun with it again, instead of stressing about always finding good articles to post.

So, here are my top 5 reasons you might not want to push to be Top Stumbler: