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Digg traffic tanks after launch of Betaworks V1

Digg traffic tanks after launch of Betaworks V1

Normally when a website relaunches after a drastic change, particularly after a buyout as Digg was purchased by Betaworks last...

@Digg founder @KevinRose trolls Reddit, does an AMA, then goes to Alcatraz

@Digg founder @KevinRose trolls Reddit, does an AMA, then goes to Alcatraz

It was either one of the weirdest things the Digg founder ever did or a brilliant troll move against the...

The new Digg is under construction

The new Digg is under construction

For those of us who have used Digg daily for the past 5 years, seeing the image above when visiting...

Should Betaworks reinvent Digg altogether?

Should Betaworks reinvent Digg altogether?

Put aside that the site was sold for a tiny amount relative to where it was a couple of years...

Is Digg a harbinger in social media?

Is Digg a harbinger in social media?

Digg isn't the first social media site to fall. MySpace collapsed under their own weight. Other social news sites like...

Digg sold for $500,000

Digg sold for $500,000

Betaworks, a New York technology development firm that has had its eyes set on news distribution for some time, has...

Kevin Rose moved to Google Ventures

Kevin Rose moved to Google Ventures

Kevin Rose has always been known as an "ideas guy". His ventures haven't always paid off as well as they...

Social news, networking combine to form a “game” with Thruzt

Social news, networking combine to form a “game” with Thruzt

It looks like Pinterest. It acts like Digg. The newest player in the social media sphere adds some features from...

Slashdot may be for sale soon

Slashdot may be for sale soon

One of the grandfathers of social news may be on the selling block as Geeknet announced today that they were...

A lack of social media understanding is killing @RickSantorum and @NewtGingrich in the primaries

A lack of social media understanding is killing @RickSantorum and @NewtGingrich in the primaries

Assuming that Mitt Romney gets the GOP nomination to take on Barack Obama in November, most will attribute his success...

How Digg left its tech geek roots behind and embraced the mainstream

How Digg left its tech geek roots behind and embraced the mainstream

I was struck by something when I began reading Digg's list of its "Ten stories you'll be sorry you missed...

Digg CEO Matt Williams Discusses the Future After Newsrooms Launch

Digg CEO Matt Williams Discusses the Future After Newsrooms Launch

When they launched Digg Newsrooms Beta yesterday, much of the buzz within the community was both positive and hopeful. There...

Facebook’s IPO will be the worst investment in tech history

Facebook’s IPO will be the worst investment in tech history

The social network has its fingers in a majority of websites in one way or another. Businesses promote their Facebook...

Why Facebook Will Eventually Win the Social News Race

Why Facebook Will Eventually Win the Social News Race

If you want to hear the bright side of a company, you ask the CEO. If you want to hear...

The Big Questions 7 Social Media Sites Must Answer in 2011

The Big Questions 7 Social Media Sites Must Answer in 2011

To say social media will be bigger in 2011 is like saying a 5-year-old will be bigger when she's 6-years-old....

Why Yahoo Sucks at Social When They Should Have Led the Charge

Why Yahoo Sucks at Social When They Should Have Led the Charge

May Yahoo Buzz, Delicious, and MyBlogLog rest in peace. You likely won't be missed, but your collective unrealized potentials will...

Digg Unburies the Bury Button

Digg Unburies the Bury Button

Digg rolled out several minor changes and one major change this morning. The bury button, removed when they rolled out...

Did Digg Really Spam Itself? Really?

Did Digg Really Spam Itself? Really?

Stranger things have happened in the social media world. Well, maybe not. Digg, stuck in on the losing side of...

7 Changes Digg Needs To Make To Stop Failing

7 Changes Digg Needs To Make To Stop Failing

Digg's V4 redesign was more than a change in look and feel. It was a complete shift in the direction...

Digg Front Page Spam: Deja Vu All Over Again

Digg Front Page Spam: Deja Vu All Over Again

Spam me once, shame on you. Spam me twice and it's time to get better moderators. For the second time...