Digg was formed by Kevin Rose, who was known as one of the TechTV guy in The Screen Saver. Digg is frequently taken to compare to Slashdot lately, mostly for the style of similarity. Here’s what’s digg about:
Well, I couldn’t really describe it clearly why Digg stand out of Slashdot. Probably it’s the digg feature, the users place their vote on the article they valued or liked. It’s always the minor feature that keep the users stay with the software, you click here and there, seeing the number changed, articles floating upper.….then you are satisfied, you feel cool, and then you like it!
Further reading:
Reading Summary - Jan 19, 2006
Snakes and Rubies Talk - Jan 08, 2006
Symantec - Dec 28, 2005
Weekend Tech-and-reading activities - Dec 04, 2005