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

In comparing traffic generation between the year-old Digg community with the trusted Slashdot one, Kottke.org writes: “There’s been lots of talk on the web lately about Digg being the new Slashdot. Two months ago, a Digg reader noted that according to Alexa, Digg’s traffic was catching up to that of Slashdot, even though Slashdot has been around for several years and Digg is just over a year old. The brash newcomer vs. the reigning champ, an intriguing matchup.”

Great insight into link building trends. Highly recommended for web geeks like myself (anyone..?)