Digg is a user driven social content website split up into two sections – “Popular” stories and “Upcoming” stories. After you submit content it goes into the “Upcoming” stories section. This is where other people read your submission and “Digg” what they like best. If your story receives enough Diggs, it’s promoted to the “Popular” section and listed on the front page for other visitors to see. This effectively allows the Digg community to choose which stories are the best.
Users can also get involved in other ways. Every story has a “Bury” button to filter out bad links, off-topic content and duplicate entries. Stories also have comment sections where users can discuss the story at hand.
In addition to the site itself, Digg has released real-time Flash visualization tools and a Facebook application.
Digg also has an API that allows other sites to read data but not contribute them.
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