Digg going more social?


	Digg going more social?

ghiberti

9-19-2007 6:05 PM

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digg, socialinternet, facebook, myspace, microsoft, sharing, web2.0, internet

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9-19-2007 6:08 PM

ghiberti

Digg hopes that the new features will also attract more registered
users -- currently only 15-20% of the site's 20 million monthly unique
users are registered.

Never really looked at digg - I find the 15-20% registration stat revelatory for a sharing/social site

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