Top 5 Digg Milestones in the Last 5 Years
December 4th, 2009 admin
As of today, Digg is five years old . Think about that: that’s around 1825 days of story submissions, front page wrangling, and explosive growth . Hell, Digg is older than Twitter and YouTube . Now that we’ve had half a decade to digg and be dugg, it seems like a perfect time to reflect on Digg’s history, growth, and struggles. While there are many events that shaped the character of the social bookmarking site, five events across five different years stood out to us as pivotal moments in Digg’…
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digg_technews (Digg Technology News) : ""Jersey Shore" Premiere's Social Media Impact [INFOGRAPHIC]" - http://digg.com/d21YUkj?t4.. Updated : 2010-07-31T07:50:03Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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digg_images (Digg Images) : ""Jersey Shore" Premiere's Social Media Impact [INFOGRAPHIC]" - http://digg.com/d21YUkj?t16.. Updated : 2010-07-31T07:50:03Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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digg_sciences (Digg Science) : "Model Describes Universe with No Big Bang, No Beginning" - http://digg.com/d21YVet?t10.. Updated : 2010-07-31T07:50:02Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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