News aggregator Digg will unveil a new photo-heavy site this
week with more photos, Facebook and Twitter integration. Originally launched in
2004, Digg was the first of the big community news sharing social networks,
which allowed users to vote on community submitted URLs, with the best stuff
rising to the top for increased presence. Today, people are ‘digging’ through
several internet community websites and using social media to influence what
stories people read.
The new site will be a result of a user survey to determine
what users want. Digg is also adding moderators to help highlight noteworthy
stories, a mobile focus with a new iPhone app, and a new mobile site for other
smartphones and tablets.
One of the main features Digg needs to ensure is that their main attraction, the
simplicity of their website, is not compromised through social clutter. Furthermore,
One thing that will be absent at the time of launch is a working comment system
because Digg said that conversation is already happening on other social networks. I can agree with Digg’s logic -
especially since comments on Digg are rare these days. Overall, the “Rethink
Digg” preview makes a compelling case for long-time, inactive Digg users to
check out the new site when it launches.
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