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If you've been in a situation like Lee Odden was this year, on the outs with social media site Digg, you've probably wondered if there are better places to try and get a site noticed.

AjaxNinja Whips Shurikens Into Digg

AjaxNinja doesn't have a cheeky video series like some other ninjas we know. What Aaron Stannard does have is an interesting post on finding a flood of niche portal traffic rather than pursuing the sometimes-hostile Digg audience.

That hostility supports his first reason for looking for more supportive communities than what Digg has to offer:

Small communities are filled with passionate users who are genuinely interested in the specific subject covered by that site; Digg users are interested in a wide variety of topics, and if your article doesn’t meet their quality standards (or more accurately, your title; many of them never read the article), it’s the bury button for you.

He also touched on matters of power user ego, overly broad categories, and the high volume of stories that push an item off Digg's home page in short order. Stannard wrapped up with another angle that many people probably don't consider when looking for Digg love:

A lot of SEO sites out there recommend building “power accounts” on major social media sites like Digg and Reddit. While I believe that networking with other people with similar interests is a great thing (it’s actually one of the things I enjoy most about StumbleUpon), I don’t believe that bloggers, companies, and website owners should have to invest HOURS into using Digg like it’s World of Warcraft.

On the SEO side of the equation, that audience might consider Danny Sullivan's social media site, Sphinn, which Stannard also referenced. If anyone with an SEO topic is going to feel at home posting a story, Sphinn is in that niche.