In my New Media and Public Communication class we have been talking about many new social media tools that people are able to use. One of the many that we have highlighted is Digg. I had not heard much about this site so I was intrigued and interested to learn more about it.
This website is very helpful in explaining just what Digg exactly is. There is a blog that is maintained and a simple "What is Digg?" page that gives all the details that one needs to know. Such as that this site allows users to "digg" certain stories that they like. The most popular "digged" stories will be the top, trending news.
I found this website very interesting because it is not maintained by any editors. Essentially, the users are able to decide which story they think is the most important. With this "power" comes problems though.
Many people decide to all digg, or not digg, a certain story. A reason being that this story benefits or hurts them or their company.
With all new things come the good and the bad. I truly believe that this site is a great way to get your personal voice and opinion heard and out in the open.
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