StumbleUpon Top Users Interview – The Dog Thats Big

Posted on 03. Dec, 2007 by DeanHunt in Online Marketing

StumbleUpon has had a whopping 4 million downloads, and to celebrate we have an exclusive interview with the top 30 users of Stumbleupon.com

Today we are speaking with Stumbleupon user: TheDogThatsBig

How long have you been an active user of StumbleUpon?

a year and a half

What makes you use StumbleUpon more than the other social sites such as Digg, Del.icio.us etc…?

It was the first one I stumbled upon (pun intended).

If you could make one positive change to the current Stumbleupon platform, what would it be?

The ability to tag users who are only here to promote other websites.

What don’t you like about the current StumbleUpon platform?

The limit on number of friends.

What are the main factors you look for in content that you feel is worth stumbling?

Things that interest me and bring me joy.

Is there anything that puts you off stumbling an article?

Rudeness, especially in topics like faith vs. atheism

What sort of topics interest you the most?

Humor, satire, freedom of information, general weirdness.

What advice would you give to a brand new user of Stumbleupon?

Stay true to yourself and your interests.

Do you ever get thanked by the site owners after you stumble their content?

Rarely.

Has anyone ever tried to bribe you into stumbling their content?

Not yet.

Do you own a website? And if so, what have been your biggest StumbleUpon successes from your site?

No.

What are your thoughts on stumbling your own content?

As long as your interests coincide with your stumbles, it’s okay. If you’re stumbling just to build up traffic, forget it.

What are your thoughts on Linkbait and people creating content with the sole aim of getting traffic from sites like Stumbleupon?

Just another site that’ll be getting a thumbs-down.

Are you influenced by factors like authority of the website, design of the website etc? And if so, what sort of things do you specifically look for?

Ease of use, is the information readily accessible, no pop-ups, etc.

Why do you feel you are in the top 30 most powerful users of StumbleUpon?

I have no idea. I just post things I like and I guess that’s what people want to see.

What advice would you give to anyone who wanted to get into the top 30?

Be yourself. And pray. I never set a goal to do this; it just happened.

Thanks for your time, is there anything else you would like to add?

Thanks for your interest and to all my visitors and friends!

The Dog That’s Big

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