marketingpilgrim.com - 12/29/2008
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By Trisha Lyn Fawver
Will they or won’t they sell social news site Digg? It’s been on the rumor mill for years, whether it’ll sell to Yahoo or Google , no one can tell. But I can tell you one thing - you can’t sell a sinking ship, and with Digg’s Miserable ...
valleywag.gawker.com - 12/27/2008
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valleywag.gawker.com —
kevin rose Digg Founder Wants to Date Jennifer
Aniston Kevin Rose , the boyish founder of Digg,...
a testosterone-soaked news-discussion site, has resolved to "date someone seriously" in 2009. Specifically, he plans to woo Marley & Me star Jennifer ...
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blog.digg.com - 12/31/2008
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blog.digg.com —
Hi everyone, We wanted to address some complaints
about weaknesses in our duplicate detection mechanism and provide...
some insights on upcoming changes to the Digg promotional algorithm. I head up Research and Development at Digg and my team is ...
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Dupes & ongoing updates to Digg’s promotional algorithm
centernetworks.com - 1/4/2009
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centernetworks.com —
Nicholas Carlson at Silicon Alley Insider has an
investigative post today where he analyzed the advertising that...
is running on Digg. At the end of his investigation, he noted that Digg is clearly running targeted ads now because he viewed ads that ...
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Did Digg Really Improve Their Ad Targeting?
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Rose to Build a Better Digg?
WebProNews Feed —
... that other companies would give away for free? Rose isn't going to want to change too much I wouldn't think. It is the "don't fix what ain't broke" philosophy, but on the other hand, there is always room for improvement. I think Diggers generally trust Rose with what has essentially become their community, so whatever changes come their way, I would expect most to welcome them with open arms. Unless of course monetization gets in the way. We should probably also note Rose's video blogging resolution. We might be seeing (literally) more from Rose at ...
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