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WHAT THE INTERNET IS TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW…

BY

CRAIG NELSON

DIGG OVERVIEW

Started as an ad-free experimental social news website in November 2004.

Now a news aggregator with an editorially driven front page with stories of science, politics, and viral internet issues.

Worldwide social news platform.

WHAT IS DIGG?

Lets users discover, share, and recommend web content with the click of a button.

Vote content up or down. Also known as “digging” or “burying”

MAJOR FEATURES & BENEFITS

Simple, user-friendly interface. Digg Reader.

Mobile website. iPhone & Android Apps.

Facebook & Twitter integration.

MOBILE SITE / IPHONE APP

DIGG READER

Lets you read articles you save for later. Can be read without internet access.

DIGG TIMELINE

Nov. 2004 – Experimental Digg

release.

July 2008 – Mobile site release.

March 2010 – iPhone app

release.

August 2010 – Android app

release.

July 2012 – Re-designed Digg

with facebook and Twitter

integration.

Click icon for full Digg history.

HOW DO I START DIGG’ING?

Let’s go to the website and find out!

IPHONE APPLICATION VIDEO

ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

Web iOS Android Mobile

WHAT’S THE BEST PART ABOUT DIGG?

IT’S FREE

WORKS CITED

"Digg." - What the Internet Is Talking about Right Now. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.

"Digg." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 Nov. 2013. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.

"Inside Digg’s Race to Build the New Google Reader." Wired.com. Conde Nast Digital, 18 June 0013. Web. 16 Sept. 2013.