Comments on: Digg Trying Hard — Maybe Too Hard — to Stay Relevant

By: Digg Cuts Staff by 37%, Loses Senior Executive: Tech News «

Digg Cuts Staff by 37%, Loses Senior Executive: Tech News « — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:47:43 +0000

[...] launched a new version of the site just a week before Williams was hired, after more than a year of design and testing. But the launch [...]

By: Can Digg Apologize Its Way Back to Popularity?: Tech News «

Can Digg Apologize Its Way Back to Popularity?: Tech News « — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:45:56 +0000

[...] to recap, Digg launched the new version of the site in late August. Almost immediately, there was a backlash from long-time Digg users. Many were concerned that too [...]

By: Digg Backlash Reinforces the Risks of Social Media «

Digg Backlash Reinforces the Risks of Social Media « — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:00:32 +0000

[...] of revisions and feature additions over the years, but nothing approaching the magnitude of the relaunch that took place recently, a comprehensive redesign and restructuring that had been in the works for over a year. The launch [...]

By: Digg Exec: Sorry About the Bugs, But We’re Glad You Care! «

Digg Exec: Sorry About the Bugs, But We’re Glad You Care! « — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:41:55 +0000

[...] Digg has had a hectic week. The company’s long-awaited relaunch didn’t exactly go as planned — it was fraught with technical problems and poorly [...]

By: New Digg CEO Must Grab the Reins and Go

New Digg CEO Must Grab the Reins and Go — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:17:05 +0000

[...] and skilled at building teams. Those talents could certainly be useful for Digg, which launched a redesign last week that had been over a year in the making, and had been interrupted by layoffs [...]

By: Digg Users Are Revolting — But Literally This Time

Digg Users Are Revolting — But Literally This Time — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:31:22 +0000

[...] a problem-plagued relaunch of the link-sharing site last week, some Digg users seem to have taken matters into their own [...]

By: Digg Redesign Met With a Thumbs Down

Digg Redesign Met With a Thumbs Down — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:08:23 +0000

[...] new version of Digg launched yesterday after more than a year of development and was either unreachable or unstable for much of the day. It doesn’t seem to be winning many fans, at least not among the link-sharing site’s [...]

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:54:59 +0000

It’s interesting that you see Kevin as having lost interest in the company, Gildmeister — and yet he is the CEO. Thanks for the comment.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:53:35 +0000

That’s a good point, Jon.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:49:05 +0000

Thanks, Ric — a number of other Digg users seem to feel the same, as I mentioned in this post: http://gigaom.com/2010/08/26/digg-redesign-met-with-a-thumbs-down/