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| Readers can view all of the stories which have been submitted by fellow users in the "digg all" section of the site. Once a story has received enough "diggs", roughly 15 or more within a certain time period, it is instantly promoted to the top of the main page. Should the story not receive enough diggs, or is reported, it eventually falls out of the ]. | Readers can view all of the stories which have been submitted by fellow users in the "digg all" section of the site. Once a story has received enough "diggs", roughly 15 or more within a certain time period, it is instantly promoted to the top of the main page. Should the story not receive enough diggs, or is reported, it eventually falls out of the ]. | ||
| Articles are short summaries of stories on other websites with links to the stories, and provisions for readers to comment on the story. All content and access to the site is free, but registration is compulsory for certain elements |
Articles are short summaries of stories on other websites with links to the stories, and provisions for readers to comment on the story. All content and access to the site is free, but registration is compulsory for certain elements, such as promoting ("digging") and submitting stories, as well as commenting on submitted articles. Digg also allows for stories to be posted to a user's blog automatically when he or she diggs a story. | ||
| Digg users, as of ], ], number in excess of 22,000. | Digg users, as of ], ], number in excess of 22,000. | ||
| ==Creators of Digg== | ==Creators of Digg== | ||
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Digg is a rapidly growing website that emphasizes technology news. It combines social bookmarking, blogging, syndication, as well as non-hierarchical democratic editorial control. News stories and websites are submitted by users, then promoted to the front page through a user-based ranking system. This differs from the hierarchical editorial system that many other news sites employ (such as Slashdot).
How Digg works
Readers can view all of the stories which have been submitted by fellow users in the "digg all" section of the site. Once a story has received enough "diggs", roughly 15 or more within a certain time period, it is instantly promoted to the top of the main page. Should the story not receive enough diggs, or is reported, it eventually falls out of the queue.
Articles are short summaries of stories on other websites with links to the stories, and provisions for readers to comment on the story. All content and access to the site is free, but registration is compulsory for certain elements, such as promoting ("digging") and submitting stories, as well as commenting on submitted articles. Digg also allows for stories to be posted to a user's blog automatically when he or she diggs a story.
Digg users, as of August, 2005, number in excess of 22,000.
Creators of Digg
The site was created in November 2004 by Jerimiah Udy and Kevin Rose, who plays an active role in its daily operation. Also, Rose and his former Screen Savers co-host Alex Albrecht host a weekly podcast called Diggnation where they discuss the top links and general news about the site.
Previous Versions of Digg
The original design featured no ads, but as its popularity grew Google Adwords were added to generate revenue. The site was updated in July of 2005, to "version 2.0" which added new features such as a friends list and a new interface design (created by Daniel Burka, of the web design company Silverorange, who is also known for his redesign of the Mozilla Foundation's website.) After the redesign, some users complained about the lack of a simplistic version. Kevin Rose has stated there will eventually be a feature which will allow a logged in user to switch between minimalist and default layout.