A new version of the popular news sharing site digg.com is on it’s way and they have given content publishers like me invite codes to give away to my readers.
Simply click this link to get access: http://new.digg.com/login/na9782df69407d756379598c9b146e4be
Edit: If the link isn’t working right now it’s because digg.com is currently switching over to the new version. Hold tight. If you leave a comment below I can let you know when it’s back up!
What is digg.com?
It is an social news site. Anyone can submit a story, link, picture, or YouTube video, and then people can digg your story if they like it. The more people that digg your story, the more popular it becomes, and it rises to the frontpage of the site where it gets millions of views.
The new version of digg.com gets further into social media with the My News tab. Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, equates this feature to the wall on Facebook. Instead of getting status updates from your friends social lives, the new digg.com acts like a wall for news stories your friends are reading.
I invite all my readers to give it a try if they have never used it before. It’s because of digg.com that I am aware of stories hours, and even days, before they hit the mainstream media, and know about all the new funny videos before my friends see them.
Are you already on digg.com? Let’s connect! My username is zubi.
Diggnation
I also want to take this opportunity to hype up DiggNation, one of the best podcasts out there today. Kevin Rose, and Alex Albrecht, both tech news veterans from the days of TechTV on cable, host the show.
The premise of the Diggnation is to cover some of the hottest user submitted stories from digg.com. But, just as Marshall McLuhan said, the medium is the message, and these guys deliver the latest news while drinking beers, sitting on a couch, and making jokes as if you were hanging out with them in their living room.
I subscribe to Diggnation on iTunes, and tune in every week. Check it out!
