By Ian Hollidae, 2025/08/20

Does anyone remember Digg? It was one of the first news aggregators on the web. For the most part, it followed the familiar dot.com overeach story: got popular, made changes no one liked, fizzled, then got bought out. Apparently, there's an attempt at a comback. The quote from their beta-test page:

Humanity at the core. Technology at the edges.
We’re building a human-first community platform that places authentic community and connection at the forefront. From day one.

The obvious question is how will this new version be any better than the last. And will it be any better than what's available. If new Digg can't solve the major issues plaguing current social media sites, such as gaming the system which was a huge problem on early Digg, then this announcement might as well be some nameless company jumping into the fray.

Tags: Social Media