Digg is dead, again. The former front page of the internet wanted a come back, but the beta collapsed under a flood of bots. Votes and comments couldn’t be trusted. Founder Kevin Rose is back for another reboot, but the team is gutted. Meanwhile Yahoo is launching a ranked, real-time front page, minus the community.
- Digg's comeback beta lasted long enough to confirm the internet's bot problem is worse than anyone expected. Tens of thousands of accounts banned, every vendor deployed, none of it enough. Trust was the product, and the product was broken.
- Kevin Rose returns for another shot, but the team is gutted and the strategy is still TBD. Yahoo, meanwhile, is launching a ranked, real-time trending feed, powered by AI, polished by editors, no community required.
