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socialnewswatch.com - 7/19/2009

Did Digg Just “Bait & Switch” Twitter Users?

— socialnewswatch.com — UPDATE: Let Digg know how you feel through Twitter. Send an @digg via @socialnews reply and your... tweets will be posted here as well. Either there’s an error happening with Diggbar or Digg just made a big mistake. Before, those who clicked on ... (more) Did Digg Just “Bait & Switch” Twitter Users?

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mashable.com - 7/20/2009

Confirmed: Digg Just Hijacked Your Twitter Links

— mashable.com — Earlier today we mentioned that Digg.com appears to have changed the behavior of its short URLs so... they no longer go to the source of the story for logged-out users: instead they direct visitors to a landing page on Digg.com. The change has many ... (more) Confirmed: Digg Just Hijacked Your Twitter Links

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techcrunch.com - 7/20/2009

DiggBar Commits Career Suicide, Starts Redirecting Users To Digg Homepage

— techcrunch.com — Since originally launching the service last April, Digg’s URL shortening service DiggBar has been marred with controversy,... though it has largely died down in the last few months. Now it looks like Digg has made a change to the service that ... (more) DiggBar Commits Career Suicide, Starts Redirecting Users ...

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Digg Sets Record Straight on DiggBar URLs
WebProNews Feed — There has been a lot of talk about the DiggBar and its handling of URLs this week, after the company implemented some changes in its service. To clear the air, Digg has addressed the situation. Digg CEO Jay Adelson issued the following statement on Digg the Blog: I wanted to clear up some confusion created over the past couple of days surrounding the DiggBar, specifically how Digg short URLs work. As we’ve stated in the past, the DiggBar is meant to streamline the Digg experience and provide our registered users with the opportunity to ...

Digg Stops Hijacking Your Twitter Links, Not Sorry About It
Mashable! — ... In a blog post, Digg’s CEO attempted to clarify their stance on the issue. We have quoted part of the post and bolded the parts we believe to be most important below: ...

Digg Says DiggBar URL Changes Permanent
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ... Digg’s CEO Jay Adelson said in a company blog post that the the way Digg handles shortened URLs is permanent. Originally, a Digg shortened URL would link directly to the source. Now it links to the source’s Digg story and comments page on Digg.com. However, If you are logged into Digg, the shortened URL will redirect you to the source and not Digg.com. ...

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