Digg faces an uncertain future as the Washington Post prepares to “acquihire” the aggregation site’s technology team, according to a report by AllThingsD. Insert graveyard pun here.
Digg’s Future Is Uncertain as Tech Team Heads to Washington Post
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Google has hired Digg founder Kevin Rose, AllThingsD reports. The news follows the announcement that Rose’s mobile development lab, Milk, Inc., has shut down its food recommendation app, Oink.
Digg Is Looking for a Few Good Beta Men (and Women)
Just days after the beta rollout of Digg Newswire, Digg put out the call for beta-testers for what it called its “next innovation.”
Digg Newswire Aimed at the Content Curator in You
Digg is reaching out to the wanna-be content curators among its user base with its beta rollout of Digg Newswire, which allows them to help shape which stories are featured on Digg.
Penn Museum Hip to Social Media
Being the community manager of a museum doesn’t mean that you can’t use modern technology to promote your place of employment. Just ask Josh Lawrence of the Penn Museum.
Not Digging That Digg? Undigg!
Having second thoughts about that Digg? No worries: There’s an Undigg button now.
The Digg Chronicle: Digg Content in Newspaper Form
Digg is getting into the virtual newspaper business, announcing the launch of The Digg Chronicle, along with a revised Top News — Trending feature, and improved viewing of photos and videos.
Digg Experiments with Changes to Top News Algorithm
Digg announced another series of tweaks to its Top News algorithm in its continuing attempt to refine the content that appears on users’ homepages.
Is Mashable Turning Itself Into A Social Network With Mashable Follow?
Mashable bills itself as “The Social Media Guide,” so its launch Thursday of social layer Mashable Follow is a logical step. Here are some details of the public launch, and we’ll have more soon as Social Times gets an exclusive interview with Pete Cashmore, the founder of Mashable.
Next Up on Digg Dialogg: Guy Kawasaki
The subject of the next Digg Dialogg will be author, “evangelist,” and strategist, Guy Kawasaki, who is in the process of promoting Enchantment, book No. 10 for him, in which he discusses how to influence people without compromising ethics.
