Basically Digg implemented a new system that led to many errors with their website. People began to come upset and revolt against the website and began to "digg up" content posted from its competitor's website, www.reddit.com. Many of its hardcore users were upset with the lack of content, the errors brought by the change of systems, and the sponsored advertisements that appear with the list of articles, acting as an article itself. In turn many have left the website for Reddit. Some of the reasons given are that Reddit is more transparent, it doesn't lack content, and many say "it is what Digg used to be." I'm sure there are some Digg users on here, so have any of you guys made the switch to Reddit?
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I posted the link to an article but it for some reason didn't work. The article can be found here if you're itnerested.
http://techsplurge.com/featured/digg-vs-reddit-diggs-downfall-reddits-rise/
I think this is an interesting example of how fragile online-user communities can be especially since there are so many alternate yet very similar options.
I never really used Digg before, but I do use Reddit and I really like it. The simplicity of it is great