Categories: Digg

Will Digg Use New Funding to Get People Like Me Interested Again?

Posted by: Rob Hof on September 24

After months and months of rumors that it would get acquired, the collaborative news site Digg has apparently dug in for the long haul and raised a third round of...

What Will a Digg Buyer Be Buying? Not the Users Who Run It

Posted by: Rob Hof on March 07

Amid the newest of many rumors that the social news site Digg.com will be sold--this one the strongest yet, says TechCrunch, though CEO Jay Adelson says they're inaccurate--I wonder what...

Writers' Strike Opens Web TV Opportunities

Posted by: Olga Kharif on January 17

With the television writers still striking, Kevin Rose and Co. are banking audiences will watch what’s playing on Digg. Other Web video companies are hoping for a boost, also.

Microsoft In, Google Out for Ads on Digg

Posted by: Rob Hof on July 25

Kevin Rose at Digg is saying the popular user-driven news site has just signed a three-year exclusive ad deal with Microsoft. Bye-bye Google. Don't think it will hurt Google's bottom...

Digg Users Revolt. Web 2.0's Moment of Truth?

Posted by: Rob Hof on May 02

So a user on Digg posted an item that contained a code to hack HD-DVDs, and all hell broke loose. The folks who run Digg--er, I mean, the executives,...

Digg's Dicey Decision

Posted by: Rob Hof on February 02

Digg President Kevin Rose explains his controversial decision to remove from the use-powered news site the list of the top "diggers" to reduce spam and discourage people who try...

What Happens to a Story on Digg

Posted by: Rob Hof on January 19

The franticindustries blog has a detailed explanation of what happens to a story once it gets posted on Digg. What an interesting path it can take. I can still see...

Shoveling on Digg

Posted by: Rob Hof on November 25

As much as I like the idea of Digg--a site where a community chooses the most interesting or relevant news--I must confess that I just don't use it that much....

Is Digg For Sale?

Posted by: Rob Hof on October 25

Well, I guess anyone is for sale at the right price, but TechCrunch's Mike Arrington says several sources tell him the people-driven news site has been talking to a number...

Digg This: Soon, Not Just for Geeks Anymore

Posted by: Rob Hof on June 11

Digg, the collaborative tech news site, will soon branch out beyond geekdom. At a Web 2.0 panel at the eBay Developers Conference today, President Kevin Rose said that in the...