Not much info yet, but I grew up on Digg, so I’m cautiously optimistic. Probably no Fediverse support, but honestly, any Reddit alternative is a win. Really hoping for real API access and third-party apps.
Digg is about to be rebooted. Thoughts?
Submitted 10 hours ago by aCosmicWave@lemm.ee to technology@lemmy.world
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rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Really hoping for real API access and third-party apps.
I mean that’s the only way it will have any success. I don’t expect it to happen, but that’s historically how any of these sites have grown and flourished.
It would be funny if Digg was able to successfully reboot and take users away from Reddit, however I don’t expect it to actually happen.
Also, stating the obvious, time would be better spent improving Lemmy.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
If there’s no MrBabyMan, why bother?
muhyb@programming.dev 2 hours ago
You shouldn’t expect a lot from a zombie.
Telorand@reddthat.com 10 hours ago
I’m rooting for them simply because I want to see Reddit and them fight. I’m not going to be switching, because I’m basically done with centralized ultracapitalist bullshit for personal use.
harsh3466@lemmy.ml 9 hours ago
100% this. Why would I go back to another centralized corpo line must go up service that will inevitably enshittify when we got lemmy right here?
Scrollone@feddit.it 6 hours ago
I could like Digg if it was federated. But I bet it won’t.
doug@lemmy.today 2 hours ago
Yeah the chasing profit is what ultimately dooms public forums.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
Preach!
simonced@lemmy.one 3 hours ago
They say they’ll use AI, so fuck them.
weremacaque@lemmy.world 16 minutes ago
Yeah, the mention of AI is pretty ominous. It makes me wonder if AI would be used to fill in the gaps when the user base is too low.
shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
Gods no. Why bounce between corpo sellouts?
Viri4thus@feddit.org 10 hours ago
US americans trying to cash in on discontent with buzzwords like AI and trying to steal the thunder of actual worthy alternatives like lemmy. The fact Ohanian is part of the founders immediately places it into the shit tier bucket for me.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 9 hours ago
So an even shittier reddit that failed due to extreme greed before? What’s the point?
wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee 4 hours ago
I’m fine right here, thanks. Although I’d been using Reddit for some time at that point, I permanently left Digg as part of the Great Exodus. I don’t see any particular appeal to going back to a centralized service, especially in the current climate.
small44@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
AI for moderation worry me
swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
With any luck, they’ll take some of the users bailing out of Reddit on the nostalgia factor, become mediocre, and die. Again.
ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Why would I go back to Digg when we have Lemmy?
rocky1138@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Any alternative is not a win. Fediverse only moving forward.
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 6 hours ago
If they federate then its good otherwise its just gonna be the same thing as reddit all over again
despicable@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
They can fuck off, I remember why I quit that site in the first place
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
Why would I care about a site that killed itself some 15 years ago being rebooted, especially taking into account that were on Lemmy, a federated system? I don’t care
StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 8 hours ago
Dig long ago dug its grave. Then Reddit jumped in too. Long live Lemmy.
OpenStars@piefed.social 3 hours ago
Some of us already left Lemmy or never joined, for the likes of Mbin or PieFed (or eventually Sublinks?).
Long live the Fediverse.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 hours ago
It sucked so bad it died once and it’s still a corpo owned platform. IDK why they want to suck twice 🤷🏻♂️
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
$$$
Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Digg was absolutely amazing when it was new, but it didn’t take long to turn to shit for some reason, and reddit was way better during the old reddit/Digg war.
Fun thing is that reddit now does many of the same things Digg did before Digg turned completely away from its original concept.mp3@lemmy.ca 8 hours ago
Bought and revived by Alexis Ohanian? It can only turn out into a dumpster fire.
ricecooker@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
I don’t see any info on this from the sign up page on what it is and product differentiation. So… I’m signing up because I like Kevin Rose…?
Bell@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
If their best angle is to recycle a 20 year old brand …well I can’t imagine that will go very far
upandup@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
I haven’t thought about digg in 20 years. And I don’t intend to start now.
singletona@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I’m glad Kevin Rose is back on board. However AI Moderation concerns me. Greatly.
FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
I care enough to say i don’t give a shit about it.
SmokeytheBeard1@lemm.ee 8 hours ago
Honestly, all I’ve ever really known was reddit. In 2011, I remember the cheezburger site having funny memes and seeing “reddit” mentioned a lot. Checked it out and liked it. Magical time back then. Chuck Testa, Tom Cruse, Rampart. sigh
Oh well, it sucks ass now and so far I’m enjoying Lemmy.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
It would be neat if they could get activityhub Integration. Then we can have Tumblr/digg pop up.
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 9 hours ago
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Numinous_Ylem@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
The original Digg was an important site for me personally between 2005-2009, but only in that early era and mostly as a bridge between my Fark and Reddit eras. I honestly can’t see it competing with Reddit’s established user base or being as no-nonsense and free as Lemmy. I don’t think it will gain traction and the AI aspect will turn a lot of people off from it.