Digg has had a long and interesting history as one of the Internet's most prominent news aggregators. It was almost purchased by Google in 2008, and it was eventually sold to Betaworks in 2012. Since then, Digg's growth has been quite rapid thanks to a much-needed redesign and a change in format. In other words, it's much easier to find good stories on Digg than before being sold. It used to be that Digg's posts were determined by upvotes (Reddit essentially copied this from Digg years ago). Now, Digg relies on a team of editors to curate and deliver its wide range of articles from the Internet's biggest and most credible news sources. One of its most impressive features in the past year was the launch of Digg Reader, which is a great "alerts" system that was built to help fill the hole left by Google Reader's demise. The service has been well-received and is considered among the best, if not the best, Google Reader replacement so far. Why It's Going To Rule... In terms of referral traffic, Digg is currently behind Stumbleupon and Fark. That said, Digg is still on an upward rise to reclaim its former glory, despite looking much like a Tumblr blog. Speaking of which...
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