blog.wired.com - 4/16/2009
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Aggregation site Digg is planning to modify its new DiggBar URL-shortening tool in response to critics' complaints.
When a URL is submitted to Digg, the site automatically shortens the URL to begin with "Digg.com." Then when others click on that Digg link, a toolbar, known as ...
blog.digg.com - 4/15/2009
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blog.digg.com —
Since we launched the DiggBar, we’ve received valuable
feedback from the Digg community, publishers, SEO industry experts...
and Google. We believe that the DiggBar provides a more seamless way to discover and share content on Digg. Since the launch a ...
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(Yet) Another DiggBar Update
3dogmedia.com - 4/10/2009
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3dogmedia.com —
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been
getting the urge to get back into blogging a...
bit. However, when it’s been awhile since you’ve attempted to construct a thought longer than a 140 character tweet, actually doing it is a bit ...
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Google and Digg's Secret Backroom Deal
clickz.com - 4/20/2009
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clickz.com —
Digg is ending its two-year-old exclusive ad selling
relationship with Microsoft, one year earlier than the deal...
was set to expire. The two will continue working together on remnant and so-called "network reserve" inventory. Microsoft's network ...
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Digg Ends Exclusive Ad Deal with Microsoft
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Digg Relents on DiggBar, But URL Shortening Is Still a Problem
Webmonkey —
... Digg says it will be changing the DiggBar’s default behavior so the bar will only appear if you’re logged in to Digg. Also, Digg says it is ensuring Digg URLs will not show up in search engine results. The changes solve the major problem most critics had with the DiggBar, but they don’t address the ...
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USocial CEO: 'We're gaming Digg'
latimesblogs.latimes.com 3/6/2009 —
USocial is gaming popular social bookmarking sites, including Digg. Credit: uSocial
Among Digg's and StumbleUpon's tens of millions of users, the social bookmarking sites have successfully dealt with numerous troublemakers who try to ...
Digg Launches New Toolbar - Makes Digging and Sharing Easier
readwriteweb.com 4/3/2009 — Digg , the popular social news site, just launched its long awaited DiggBar , a new toolbar that will appear on any page Digg links to. From within the toolbar, users can digg stories and share them with their friends on Twitter and Facebook. Digg ...
Digg’s Kevin Rose Not Pleased With DiggBar Change
techcrunch.com 7/20/2009 — Earlier today we reported on a change in how Digg handles URL redirects from its URL shortening service called DiggBar . Users of the service are not happy - links are now sometimes going to Digg’s summary of the story instead of the story ...
Jealous Of StumbleUpon’s Success, Digg Is Developing Of Web Toolbar
pulse2.com 2/27/2009 —
If I had to choose between StumbleUpon and Digg about whether I believe one is more valuable, I would definetely choose StumbleUpon. StumbleUpon suggests different content to every one of their users using an algorithm that is based on interests. ...
Ads You Can Digg…or Bury
blog.digg.com 6/3/2009 — Today, we’re announcing our plans to roll out a new advertising platform — Digg Ads. Digg Ads will give you more control over which advertisements are displayed on Digg. The more an ad is Dugg, the less the advertiser will have to pay. Conversely the ...
DiggBar Launches Today!
digg.com 4/2/2009 — What's Digg? Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web, and the DiggBar makes it even easier. You won't find editors at Digg — all content is submitted and voted on by people like you. Like a story? Simply click ...
Told You: Digg Applying The User Voting Model To Advertising
techcrunch.com 6/4/2009 —
Late last year we wrote about an experimental advertising product that Digg was developing :
One experiment Digg is working on, says one source close to the company, is a self service advertising product that will be somewhat similar to Google ...
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