This is an unfair and incorrect assessment. It's all situational and contextual. Reddit was pretty much seen as a copycat failure that sold to a large corp because they couldn't figure themselves out. It was only after Digg messed up on their own they enjoyed their run.
Pinboard is great, but it never competed against Delicious. In fact it came out long timer after people stopped using Delicious.
Pinboard is great, but it never competed against Delicious. In fact it came out long timer after people stopped using Delicious.