Google’s What’s Popular Gadget: The Next Digg Clone?
Apr 27, 2009 at 10:03am ET by Barry Schwartz
Steve Rubel reports that Google has released a new iGoogle Gadget named What's Popular. The gadget looks like a small little Digg clone to me. Here is a screen capture:
As you can see, you can mark up or down a story and it shows the number of "pops" next to the story, plus when it was first added. You can even submit your own stories and keep track of your submissions and "my pops." If you maximize the gadget, you can further filter the stories. Here is a screen capture:
I wonder if this will catch on? We remember when AOL turned Netscape into a Digg clone and it failed. [...]
Filed in: Google: Gadgets, Search Engines: Digg, Top News
Digg Now Buries Microsoft Ads
Apr 20, 2009 at 9:46am ET by Barry Schwartz
ClickZ reports Digg has dropped Microsoft as the exclusive ad provider for the site. Microsoft ads started appearing on Digg in October 2007 after Digg and Microsoft made the deal in July.
Prior, Digg used Google AdSense ads to monetize the site. Then Digg dropped Google for Microsoft ads and now, it appears Digg will sell ads directly, and continue to use Microsoft ads for open inventory. The Digg/Microsoft partnership was suppose to last until the summer 2010. Bring the ad management in house will allow Digg to explore more revenue models and create custom ads, that are outside of t [...]
Filed in: Microsoft: Partnerships, Microsoft: adCenter Content Ads, Search Engines: Digg
The DiggBar Compromise: Show Framebar Only To Logged In Digg Users
Apr 15, 2009 at 2:43pm ET by Danny Sullivan
Digg is promising a significant change to how its DiggBar framebar operates, one that should solve SEO concerns about how link credit is passed on but won't entirely remove misgivings about the framing of content.
With the new implementation scheduled for next week, only those who are logged into Digg will see the DiggBar. So if you click on a DiggBar URL from Twitter, you won't see the DiggBar unless you've already been to Digg and have a logged in status. Just having a Digg cookie won't be enough, Digg cofounder Kevin Rose told me when we talked about the new implementation yesterd [...]
Filed in: SEO: Redirects & Moving Sites, Search Engines: Digg, Toolbars & Add-Ons, Top News
The Growth Of Framebars & Kevin Rose On The DiggBar
Apr 10, 2009 at 8:19pm ET by Danny Sullivan
The DiggBar has been out for about a week now. Since then, there continues to be concerns over twin issues of whether it robs sites of link love and frames their contents in a way that's unfair to publishers. I had a good conversation with Digg cofounder Kevin Rose today about these issues and how Digg is actively looking at ways to solve worries over the tool.
For those unfamiliar with the DiggBar, it allows people to create a short URL that's useful in services like Twitter. Anyone clicking on a shortened URL made through Digg gets to a page with a DiggBar at the top. For example, [...]
Filed in: Facebook, Features: Analysis, Google: Images, Legal: Copyright, SEO: Redirects & Moving Sites, Search Engines: Digg, Search Engines: StumbleUpon, Social Media Marketing, Toolbars & Add-Ons, Top News, Twitter
Digg To Expand With $28.7 Million In Funding
Sep 24, 2008 at 2:41pm ET by Barry Schwartz
Jay Anderson from Digg announced that the company has received $28.7 million in new funding through Highland Capital Partners. This new funding will enable Digg to expand their operations and hire more help for that expansion.
Digg hopes to be able to use these funds to:
Improve their infrastructure
Expand internationally
Hire more staff
Personalize the Digg experience
Enhance the recommendation system
And more features...
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Filed in: Search Engines: Digg
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