Digg

Several people I know often read Digg or share something they've read on Digg, so I decided to finally check the site out for myself. Digg is a site that allows users to share content-news, blogs,videos,images-taken from anywhere on the web with other users. Once something has been submitted, other users can "digg" it and the most popular submissions will placed on the front page. Users can also discuss any topic they'd like.

Digg struck me as sort of a one-stop shop for interesting tidbits found on the web, sort of like Boing Boing. Signing up for Digg was free and quite easy. Adding "diggs" was extremely easy and took effect immediately. Overall I think Digg is an interesting site for finding information, however I felt like I was suffering from information overload. I think with bloglines, delicious and other sites I check on a daily basis I'm already getting tons of information in a day and its information I personally find more interesting. For me, I'd rather not peruse Digg to try and find something that sparks my interest. I love the interaction of Digg though. I think its great that users control everything on the site, you're getting information that other people find interesting, not an editor. I think Digg is a great site for interested users, just not my cup of tea.