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Digg

Digg is a user driven social content website

Startup type: Company
Status: Active
Stage: Growth
Funding: Venture capital firm
Location: San Francisco, CA USA
Website: http://www.digg.com
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OUR NEWS

Yesterday

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11:48PM

digg was featured in:

Add Tweets Directly to Sites with Twitter @anywhere by PC Magazine
Non-profit takes Kindles to the developing world by TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
Noteworthy Websites That Changed The Internet (PICTURES) by Huffington Post
Christina Gagnier: SXSW: What Got Lost in the Evan Williams Conversation, @anywhere by Huffington Post
Twitter CEO Gives Keynote at SXSW by WNYW | Fox 5 New York ... and 20 more

Long ago

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09 October 2009

Gaurav Bagdi joined the team.

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11 September 2009

Digg now has 20 followers!

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29 March 2009

Digg now has 10 followers!

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19 February 2009

Digg now has 5 followers!

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ABOUT US

Digg is a user driven social content website. Everything on Digg is user-submitted. After you submit content, other people read your submission and Digg what they like best. If your story receives enough Diggs, its promoted to the front page for other visitors to see.

Kevin Rose came up with the idea for Digg in the fall of 2004. He found programmer Owen Byrne through eLance and paid him $10/hour to develop the idea. In addition, Rose paid $99 per month for hosting and $1,200 for the Digg.com domain. In December of 2004, Kevin launched his creation to the world through a post on his blog.

In February of 2005, Paris Hiltons cell phone was hacked. Images and phone numbers from the phone were posted online and it didnt take long for a user to post the link on Digg. The site started to receive an enormous amount of traffic and it was then, Rose says, he saw the power of breaking stories before anyone else.

Digg has been a force ever since. Acquisition offers have been made, Rose was on the cover of BusinessWeek and according to Alexa, Digg is in the top 100 most trafficked sites on the internet. The success hasnt come without its share of problems though. The site has had to face services aimed at gaming the way stories hit the front page, as well as a user revolt. Digg has however been able to get over these hurdles as it continues to be one of the social news leaders.

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  • Maria Ly

    Curious, rock climbing Canadian in Cali (& beyond). Co-founder of Skimble - track your active life! University of Waterloo grad who majored in Computer Engineering Co-op, minored in Management Sciences and International Studies.

  • Olexandr Prokhorenko

    Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Technologies from Nacional'na Metallurgijna Akademija Ukraini. Over 11 years of technology experience. Currently working as CTO at Synchronicity, Inc.

  • Vipul Tank

    Commerce and Law graduate with Master of Library & Information Science from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University.