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July 2nd, 2008

Digg Compatibility Score Guilts You Into Digging More

I got into the beta for the new Digg Recommendation Engine. Aside from recommending stories from Diggers like you, it also lists the Diggers most like you and scores your compatibility with them.
Imagine my disappointment at discovering that I shared so very little in common with other Diggers.
Tags: Digg, Social News

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June 30th, 2008

Digg Recommendation Engine: Customizable

Most recommendation engines tell you what you want based on aggregate data from faceless users. As starkly revealed by the 09F9 incident, most Digg users are rebellious geeks who don’t care much for faceless entities telling them what they want.
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April 11th, 2008

***** on iGoogle Digg Widget

So I check my iGoogle for the twentieth time today, and I see this in my iGoogle Digg widget:

First-Ever ***** with Mechanical Digital Display, says the widget headline. I instantly think of a dirty five-letter word, and click through expecting the first-ever pussy with mechanical digital display. Kinky tech, baby.
Tags: Digg, funny, Google, iGoogle, Social […]

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March 7th, 2008

Google and Microsoft Bidding on Digg?

Is Kevin Rose in for a well-deserved payday?
We hear from a source very close to the deal that four companies are in heavy due diligence with Digg - two media/news companies, and two big Internet companies - Google and Microsoft. And Google and Microsoft are on the verge of making their bids.
Digg is prepared to […]

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