Can You Digg It?

For this semester I have chosen to stalk Digg.com.

I've heard of Digg before and seen its icons on news and e-zine websites, but never made the effort to actually check it out. What can I say? I'm web-savvy but also pretty web-stubborn. But anyway, I figured it was a website that rated articles and collected then together, and so far that has been what I've found. According to the website itself, Digg.com was founded in late 2004 with the intent of becoming an educational database. Maybe not by school-standards, but in the sense that all content is user-created and shared based on how interesting or popular the subject or article. It is a way to spread knowledge and create a community of people who seek it. After just looking over the front page, I'm pretty convinced that the content will more or less be swayed a bit to the liberal side with the usual Anti-Bush fare. And to go a step farther it has a bit of Pro-Obama/Anti-Hillary feel to it too. (See the latest popular entry "Killer Tornadoes Attack Only Hillary Country" on their index page right now!) While one can never be too sure of the accuracy of blogs and even news articles sometimes, I'm looking forward to reading through and even interacting a bit with a few comments here and there. The way the entire site is set up allows for quick and understandable navigation. I find it curious that there are two sets of comments that can apply to one article. One is hosted on the blog or article itself, and another through Digg. Possibly to start conversation away from the actual scene, or also to allow comments on articles that don't have commenting enabled.

Either way, looks to be an interesting read with lots of fun bias to "Digg" through!

*ba-dum chhh!*