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MyFive: Reasons StumbleUpon Rocks


StumbleuponMyFive is a new feature here at CyberNet where we list off five things about anything we decide deserves being listed! To get the ball rolling this week, I’ve got a list of five reasons why StumbleUpon rocks! It’s one of my favorite social sites and a great way to waste pass the time by when you’re bored or have a few minutes to spare.

MyFive Reasons Stumble Upon Rocks!

  1. You get to vote with your thumbs! Need I say more? When you “Stumble” upon something that you like, you just click a thumbs-up so StumbleUpon knows you enjoyed it. When you stumble upon a site that isn’t so great, just give it a thumbs down.
  2. It’s like playing the lottery. Okay, it’s kinda like playing the lottery…. you never know when you’re going to hit the jackpot and come across an awesome site! Unlike the lottery, your chances of “winning” are far, far greater. I’ve hit the jackpot quite a few times, and have come across some great sites that immediately get added to my favorites list.
  3. It’s social.. if you want it to be – StumbleUpon is considered to be a social-site, but in a way, it’s not. I love that users can be social and add reviews of sites, find and create lists of friends, and receive messages. What I love more is that I don’t have to be social! I don’t have any friends, I don’t receive messages, and I don’t really review sites. I simply click “Stumble” over and over again in search of great websites.
  4. Friendly Community – Whenever I’ve read reviews on Stumble Upon, the comments left are friendly… meaning there’s usually not the negative, non-constructive comments like what you frequently find over at Digg and other ‘Social Sites.” I’m not saying that it doesn’t happen, but I’ve found that happens far, far less.
  5. It Sends CyberNet Traffic – I couldn’t not include this one, because I’m very appreciative of the traffic it sends us! If you have your own website, never underestimate the power of StumbleUpon. When users give an article a “Thumbs Up” here at CyberNet, it usually means StumbleUpon will direct a few people our way. And sometimes the few turn into a few thousand.

If you’re not a StumbleUpon user, you may want to give it a try.  There is an official version available for Internet Explorer, and Firefox. And fortunately for those of you who use Opera, you can get the Opera Stumbler toolbar that will give you the capability to “stumble” and vote with your thumbs just as you would in Firefox and IE.

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  1. DeanSeptember 1, 2007 at 3:37 pm

    I’ve always been a big fan of StumbleUpon. It’s the only bookmarking site I use now.

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  2. DKongSeptember 1, 2007 at 6:54 pm

    I used it…and eventually I got to the “you’ve stumbled upon everything in this category” for humor and firefox…and honestly, I think that was after only like 30-50 stumbles for those categories, which is pretty small.
    The sites that are indexed are probably much greater now than when I last used it…but I still don’t like SU that much.

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  3. RyanAuthorSeptember 1, 2007 at 7:10 pm
    DKong wrote:
    I used it…and eventually I got to the “you’ve stumbled upon everything in this category”

    Wow…I’ve never seen that yet. :)

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  4. TinhedAll-StarSeptember 2, 2007 at 1:19 am

    Stumble Upon is a old favourite. I use del.icio.us for storing my bookmarks and stumble upon for finding some awesome sites.

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  5. PieterAll-StarSeptember 2, 2007 at 2:59 am

    As a matter of fact, I stumbled upon this site a year ago by using StumbleUpon. Web2.0 works! (I don’t use StumbleUpon anymore, but I might reinstall it now.)

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  6. stumblestalkedSeptember 2, 2007 at 7:39 pm

    Well stumbleupon started out as a great idea now it sucks!Forums will insult you and spit you out.Stalkers will harass you and when you ask SU for help you will be treated like the one thats the problem.Mr SU who is in charge of the public hates people and will treat you like scum.

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    • somebodyelseAugust 12, 2009 at 7:48 pm

      Just don’t play on the social side and stumble away that is how I got here and can find alot of info you can use

  7. ShazSeptember 2, 2007 at 8:50 pm

    Stumblu give me accurate search than google. this is ma search engine now :P

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  8. BSeptember 2, 2007 at 10:27 pm

    Stumbleupon friends are not friends in the traditional sense of the word. On SU, when you add a friend you are subscribing to their interests. You’ll see pages that they have thumbed that will be of some interest to you as well,based on the topics you chose when you joined – by not adding a few people with similar interests you miss out on the full SU experience. Adding people with similar interests means a virtually never ending supply of great sites! In fact the reason most people get the ‘You have seen all Stumbleupon pages’ is that they do not have any (or very few) friends added. Whether you socialize with your SU “friends” is still completely up to you :)

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  9. goldcoasterSeptember 3, 2007 at 12:43 am
    Ryan wrote:
    DKong wrote:
    I used it…and eventually I got to the “you’ve stumbled upon everything in this category”

    Wow…I’ve never seen that yet. :)

    I guess that means you need to go and find some new ones yourself rather than just stumble on others peoples finds – then that category will grow.

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  10. kenSeptember 3, 2007 at 5:30 am

    stumbled on your blog thumbs up from me :)

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2007 at 6:22 pm

    ditto what Ryan said.

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  12. MikeOctober 4, 2007 at 10:32 pm

    Big fan of StumbleUpon, but I keep running into the same problem as DKong. [youlicit.com] is worth checking out too. Doesn’t seem to have the full social bookmarking features of StumbleUpon, but definitely more relevant.

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  13. DOCJanuary 23, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Does stumbleupon pause sometimes ?

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