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How Obama Helped Digg Fix Bugs (86)
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A historic moment in history has occurred with the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. For many, this moment was shared with the digg community that included a furious level of digging and commenting. In fact, election night generated the most traffic and activity in the history of Digg. At about 8pm PST, most TV networks called the election with Obama as winner. Some interesting stats for the 8pm ...Shared by Aaron Fanley (187) Adam (55) Adam (82) adam (4079) Adam Debreczeni (87) Aelle (95) Alex Flint (194) Ali (501) Amit Chowdhry (1318) Andrew (88) Anton Kast (28) Anton T (30) Apostolos (122) Babychen Mathew (1681) Bastien Labelle (116) Ben (91) Ben Snyder (73) Brian (1029) Brian Comeaux (149) Caleb Brown (98) Corinne Malesic (44) Cruleworld (50) Daniel (838) Danny (111) Derek van Vliet (110) diego (411) DivemasterDoug (142) Dwayne Anderson (56) Eli Foner (442) Eric Chen (424) erick kwiecien (23) Gagah (584) Garry Harthill (41) Gina (20) Hector Jarquin (496) Indigo (1010) James Cole (36) Jan Kraus (10) Jeff Chan (63) Jen (42) Jennifer Abe (48) Jeppe Toustrup (4) Jeremiah Palmer (61) Jeremy (210) Jim Graham (100) Josh (50) Kareem (24) Ken Rossi (76) Kevin Rose (64) Kevin Rose (56) Kyle Saric (124) Logan Lindquist (137) louisgray (560) Luke (76) Mark (54) matixo (27) Matt Mueller (55) Matt Richardson (7) Matt Van Horn (63) Michael (307) Michael K Pate (40) Michael Mior (488) Mr. BabyMan (2462) Narendra Nag (71) p@r@noid (2365) Paul Edwards (210) Robert Basil (3) rony john (2593) ryan.capote (237) Saad Kamal (685) Sam Mbale (368) Sean McColgan (527) Shane (119) Sid Yadav (12) Steve (193) T.J. (32) TJ Harron (12) Tom Davies (184) Travis Tubbs (66) Trent Lloyd (24) Trevor Wermund (957) Vegard (14) William Francis (14) Yatin Vadhia (2631) zach (20) Zach Reitan (373)Contribute comment -
Next Digg Meetup this Wednesday 11/19 in San Francisco (44)
onHey guys - The Digg team is heading back to Mighty in San Francisco for our last Digg Meetup of the year. Come raise a pint, take a picture or two in the Photoboof, and hear some cool announcements - the perfect way to spend your Wednesday night. In case you haven’t had a chance to attend one of these events, check out some of the footage from our Meetup a few weeks back in ...Shared by Adam (55) Al Abut (3) Alain Edouard (285) andy (23) Arijit Das (525) Aubrey Sabala (23) Ben (91) besighyawn (116) blair erickson (13) Brendon Wadey (331) Chris Shearer (75) Colby (358) Danny (111) Dave (33) Dave McCauley (35) Doug Funny (359) Eddie Codel (11) Eric Doerr (95) Greg Rosen (59) guy (1815) Jared (75) Jen (42) JerryOng.com (162) Jim Williams (31) Jon Rohan (34) Kevin Rose (64) Kevin Rose (56) Kris Jaime (25) Krunal Soni (9) Lars-Erik Forsberg (52) Mahesh Basantani (108) Mark (54) Mark Hiszem (35) Marston Alfred (49) Michael Bartnett (755) Monika Bulsiewicz (24) rony john (2593) Saad Kamal (685) Steven Bullen (652) Tal Siach (1862) Trevor Wermund (957) Tyson Williams (547) William Francis (14) Yatin Vadhia (2631)Contribute comment
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New Digg Store Wants to Hear From You (106)
onThe newly remodeled Digg Shop is now open for business! We’ve updated our most popular hoodies and tees, and added new styles, colors and other cool stuff. Also added are laptop messenger bags, 1337 Digg t-shirts and boxer shorts. If you have more good ideas for new t-shirt designs, we want to hear about them. So, post your designs and ideas in the comments. Thanks, MattShared by Adam (82) Affan (58) Ahsan Navid Hussain (808) AJ Vaynerchuk (2) Al Abut (3) Albert (183) Alex Dumitru (1932) Alex France (963) Alex Hancock (50) Andrew Hughes (389) Andrew Lim (38) Anton T (30) Ash Matadeen (70) Avi (2875) Bastien Labelle (116) Ben (91) Ben Love (93) Benjamin (2359) Bill Welense (149) Blaenk Denum (101) Brendan Mclaughlin (57) Brendon Wadey (331) Brent (38) Brian (1029) Brian Mayberry (30) Bryan Irrera (125) Caleb Brown (98) Calvin Robinson (138) Chad (429) Chad Spacey (28) Chance Clay (93) Chris Shearer (75) Chris Stamas (66) Christopher Yee Mon (190) Collin Banko (58) Cubby Brendle (102) Dakota (24) Damien Benoit (95) daniel (152) Danny (111) Darren Isbrecht (455) Dave Koss (70) Dean Burge (95) Dominic Dale (48) downbeat (251) Elliot Michaelson (29) Fee501st (57) George Brickner (454) George Lee (101) George Syson (140) guy (1815) Ibrahim Cesar (214) Indigo (1010) Jake (105) Jamie Wallis (140) Jason (208) Jason (30) Jason Moffatt (8) jason o (3611) Jen (42) Jim (86) Jo Ann (15) John (18) Jordan Michnoff (25) Jorge Wagner (120) Josh (50) Joshua Kocurek (14) Kyle Saric (124) Kyle Weller (276) Mahesh Basantani (108) Mark (103) Mark (114) mark m (25) Matt L. (129) Matt Lopez (345) mattlopez (310) Michael Britton (26) Michael Religioso (162) Michael Schultz (32) Mohamed Amine (985) Mr. BabyMan (2462) Nate Eisner (66) Neil Vallon (166) Nick Humphries (52) Oliver Boryszewski (82) Petar (1158) Raj Dandekar (21) Raphael Muli (118) Rey Ramos (13) Ron Acierno (31) rony john (2593) Russell McCormack (178) Sebastian (34) Sido (8) stern (67) Steve (193) Steven (54) Steven Elliott (49) stvalentine (1127) teh roflmaoer (71) Trevor Wermund (957) Tyler Howarth (14) Tyson Williams (547) Yatin Vadhia (2631) Zac (42) zach (20)Contribute comment
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Digg Dialogg with Al Gore & Election Week Follow-Up (14)
onHey All, Last week, former Vice President and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore was our second Digg Dialogg guest. For those of you who didn’t catch the program on Current TV this weekend, you can watch it online here and at Current. The Digg community submitted over 1,000 questions, ranging topics from the election to Al Gore’s Twitter account. We’ve included a quick highlight below (the full version is available at the links above). Last ...Shared by Adam (82) Adam Debreczeni (87) Adam Gothard (54) Annetha Swindell (11) Anton Kast (28) Aubrey Sabala (23) Ben (91) Eddie Codel (11) Hillary Hartley (124) Jen (42) LouCypher (252) Mahesh Basantani (108) Mark Lewandowski (32) Steven Bullen (652)Contribute comment
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DIGG: Announcing next Digg Dialogg with Al Gore (109)
onHey Everyone, A few months ago we successfully kicked off Digg Dialogg with Nancy Pelosi at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. For those of you who missed it, Digg Dialogg gives the community an opportunity to submit and vote up questions to be posed to influential individuals and leaders of the moment. These questions are unfiltered by editors or journalists, and represent the most popular questions as voted on by the community. I’m excited ...Shared by A Yule (76) Abbas Haider Ali (84) Adam (82) Adam Debreczeni (87) Adam McDonald (39) Adam Singer (167) Adi Gaskell (502) Albie (74) Aleksander (42) AltF (11) Amit Chowdhry (1318) André R. Hood (205) Anton T (30) Arijit Das (525) Arron Hutcheson (24) Arslan Zahid (134) AshTR (140) Aubrey Sabala (23) Ben (112) Ben (91) Ben Snyder (73) Bill Welense (149) bittin (647) Brendan (635) cgsheldon (1387) Chad (429) charles (165) Chris (180) Christopher (10) Colin (95) Courtney (237) Danny (111) Dave Keffler (271) Dillon Amburgey (18) DivemasterDoug (142) Divya Mistry (31) Dom (25) Dwayne Anderson (56) Elliot Michaelson (29) Emilio (11) Eric Ways (24) George Lee (101) George Syson (140) Gregory R (64) guy (1815) Hagen (64) Ian Kaumeyer (49) Ian Kaumeyer (49) iphonegirl (26) Jake (105) jason o (3611) Jen (42) Jennifer Abe (48) Jeremiah Taylor (5) Jim (30) Joey Doyle (227) Jon Tilton (55) Joseph McLaughlin (7) Josh Roth (106) Joshua Peek (11) Kate (2536) Kevin_Jim (144) Kyle Saric (124) Lance (3547) Lenny Frankowiak (86) Liam Stockley (34) luke Schneider (46) Lynn (5) Mark Hiszem (35) Mark Lewandowski (32) Mark Raymond (76) Martin Angulo (25) Matthew (59) Michael Bartnett (755) Michael Britton (26) Michelle Darnell (21) Mike Abundo (189) miomiomiomiomiomio (67) Muhammad Saleem (1812) Nate Eisner (66) Nick Humphries (52) Nicolas Gosset (451) Nikole (172) Nikollas Ordway (589) pieterjan criel (9) Rami Taibah (1365) Richard Moynihan (46) Roger (58) rony john (2593) Saad Kamal (685) Sam Mbale (368) Scott (213) Sean Rasmussen (1410) Seth (24) Shane (154) Stephane Daury (6) Steve (217) Steve (154) T.J. (32) Tal Siach (1862) Tim Howard (110) time (113) timedalkat (118) Todd Proffitt (13) Tyler Reichelt (41) Tyson Williams (547) will (428) Yatin Vadhia (2631) Zach Chisholm (74)Contribute comment
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Current TV Election Night Party featuring Digg updates (65)
onHey everyone, Many of you have been following election news on Digg, including our visit to the conventions last month, Digg Dialogg with Nancy Pelosi, and regular updates to Digg the Candidates. The upcoming US Presidential Election this Tuesday, November 4th will be one of the most exciting and closely watched in recent history. We want to give you the opportunity to share your perspective on the election in a creative way, so we’re joining ...Shared by Adam (82) Adam Debreczeni (87) Adam Shaening-Pokrasso (19) Alex (61) Alex Hancock (50) Ali M Latifi (64) Anton Kast (28) Anton T (30) arjo (294) Aubrey Sabala (23) Ben (91) Brendan (635) Brian (1029) Brian (32) cgsheldon (1387) chris (34) Christian Davis (160) Cyril Doussin (84) Danny (111) Dwayne Anderson (56) Eddie Codel (11) Enrique Herrera (23) George Brickner (454) Hagen (64) illu (269) Indigo (1010) Jack (88) Jamie McGibbon (195) Jeff Chan (63) Jen (42) Jeremy Toeman (21) Jo Ann (15) Joe Brilliant (5) John (18) Josh Jenkins (60) Kevin (28) Lynn (5) mario anima (29) Mark (54) Mark Lewandowski (32) Mark Raymond (76) Martin (57) Martin Angulo (25) Matt Lopez (345) Matt Van Horn (63) mattlopez (310) Michael Bartnett (755) Mitch (70) Nate Eisner (66) Nick Humphries (52) Paul Edwards (210) Randy (94) Saad Kamal (685) Saul Mora (111) Shane (119) Stephen Sauceda (15) Steve (6) Steve Nimmons (6) stvalentine (1127) t94xr (82) Thomas Acreon (26) Tim Broder (56) Tyson Williams (547) William Francis (14) Yatin Vadhia (2631)Contribute comment
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Moving Podcasts to Video & Retiring Digg Spy (2)
onIn the next week or so, we’ll be closing down the podcasts section and folding it into the video section of Digg. We’ll also be retiring the old Digg Spy. Both of these features have become outmoded as Digg has grown and as a result they have a very small number of users (under 1,000) each. Podcasts will be rolled into the videos section – a better home for longer form videos. Digg Spy will ...Shared by Eli Foner (442) Truman Lam (49)Contribute comment
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Master of Puppets #1: ralsh (9)
onAllow me to introduce myself. I’m Paul, Sr. Systems Engineer and resident Puppetmaster for Digg. “Puppetmaster?” I hear you say, “What do puppets have to do with Digg?” Well, that’s what I thought I’d write about today. To answer the question, it isn’t “puppets”, it’s Puppet, the open-source configuration management tool, and a relatively new addition to the Operations Secret Sauce here at Digg. Dr. Timeless and Joe have already given you a good overview ...Shared by abhi (29) Eric Eisenhart (45) Gavin (7) gits (25) John (18) Pavan Yara (43) Peter Warnock (53) stern (67) xrx (258)
- gits said: Moving to a lot of boxes at work...Puppet could fit the bill quite good.
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Big News: Expanding & Growing Digg (2)
onHey All — Today is a big day for Digg. We’re announcing a major expansion effort – the largest we’ve undergone in our history. With a new round of funding, we’re accelerating many of the programs that we’ve been working on over the past several months, including investments in infrastructure, new feature development, international expansion and hiring all the people we need to get there. You’ve given us some great feedback on how we can ...Shared by Alain Edouard (285) MeghnaK (1451)Contribute comment
- Digg the Blog » Blog Archive » The codes are a-changin’! (5)
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8 Reasons to Work at Digg (4)
onCalling all Diggers, If you’re keen to work at Digg, here are 8 solid reasons to send us your resume right away: 8. You’ll Digg the DigDug When Kurt isn’t solving complex infrastructure problems, he’s working on his DigDug high score. Think you can beat it? Think again. And while you’re thinking, how about sending in that resume? 7. Reduce your CO2 footprint Digg is bicycle friendly. So why not help save the planet while ...Contribute comment
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Check out Katie Couric on CBS News Tonight (1)
onHey Everyone - A while back Katie Couric asked for some questions from the Digg community as she was heading out to the political conventions. You all suggested some great ones, and tonight she poses some Digg questions to both John McCain and Barack Obama. Tune in tonight to the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric to see if your question gets asked! Digg on, Kevin Update: In case you missed it, you can watch ...Shared by Chris Abraham (67)Contribute comment
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Digg Database Architecture (3)
onWelcome back to the Digg technology blog, where you get to read about what the tech people at Digg are thinking about. Let’s get right into it, shall we? How Many Databases does Digg Have? As Joe hinted in his earlier blog entry, the particulars of how many machines Digg has is one of the most often asked questions, and yet one of the least relevant to Digg employees. None of us directly responsible for ...
- Chris Rivers said: Interesting to hear how a site as big as Digg operates
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How Digg works (1)
onWe often get asked how Digg works from a technology perspective, so wanted to shed some insight on this with our first post from the newly-launched technology blog. We’ll be posting regularly to give you a peek at what’s under the hood from the Digg development teams. Ask Ron - our Systems Engineering Lead - the exact number of servers we have in production and he’ll probably respond with, “I don’t honestly know.” I can ...Shared by Paul Capestany (24)Contribute comment
