Oh for the love of all that's good and holy, I can't go through this again. Yep, Digg Reader is shutting down, effective in just a couple weeks. I've been using that as my primary RSS aggregator pretty much since it was made available in the wake of Google's decision to suddenly shut down *its* … Continue reading Oh No…Not Again: Another RSS Reader Bites the Dust
NuDigg is getting some momentum
I love Digg, especially on my phone, where I not only catch up on my RSS reading but also spend time browsing through the curated stories on the front page. It's absolutely different from what it was six years ago, but I think it might actually be better for the change. What Digg is, is … Continue reading NuDigg is getting some momentum
Digg updates status on their reader
And so next week we will begin rolling out Digg Reader, version 1. We’re doing the launch in phases because, as you might have guessed, RSS aggregation is a hard thing to do at scale, and we want to make sure the experience is as fast and reliable as possible. Everyone will have access by June … Continue reading Digg updates status on their reader
Digg preps for a post-Reader world
I'm intensely curious as to what Digg's RSS reading tool will look like when it's launched. While I've been loving Feedly since I switched over there I could be easily sold on another option, whether it's another wholesale move or if it's a tool I use for one set of feeds (such as my client-related … Continue reading Digg preps for a post-Reader world
Three short stories about online publishing
There's a lot of meaning about the nature web content packed into this sentence from Tumblr in their announcement of a redesigned publishing interface: After months of careful crafting, we’ve reduced creation on Tumblr to its essence, while carrying over every single feature and making room for some BIG new ones (like completely customizable drag-and-drop photoset creation, … Continue reading Three short stories about online publishing
Digging for revenue
The team behind the revitalized Digg is, to their credit, being fairly transparent about the need at this juncture to start thinking about making some money: Today, our product is about 1% done, but waiting to experiment with monetization models until the product has reached some notion of maturity would be a mistake. In reality, … Continue reading Digging for revenue
NuDigg May Be Better For Readers Than Publishers
What’s behind what’s popular on Digg? It might not be what you think. “The top stories section is powered by a mix of social and behavioral data sources,” Levine told me. “It’s up to the Digg moderators to sit on top of this data, organize it, and then present the most talked about stories on … Continue reading NuDigg May Be Better For Readers Than Publishers
Chris Thilk 