Years ago, I was an avid Digg user. Then it went away. After people learned to game the system, it became garbage for all practical purposes. I’m glad to say I finally got an invite to end the wait.
I signed up for the new Digg service yesterday. It’s still in beta (a closed beta at that), but it has a more modern and polished feel to the UI. The community seems to be picking up where it left off years ago. I have high hopes for it. I signed up right away and posted my obligatory “Hello world!” first post yesterday.
From the quick look I’ve had so far, it seems people are happy to be back, and they like the design because it’s nice and clean. I’ve seen two concerns emerge so far.
First, how is Digg going to verify that you’re 18 years or older? Right now, it’s just a button you click that says you are, in fact, 18 years or older. There’s no actual verification. The other concern is the infusion of AI into the system. Some people are wary, and others just plain don’t like it at all.
Let’s see how it evolves. It’s early days still, and they admit it. They want feedback, and they want people to “pick up a shovel and start building this thing.”
