own news

I was there when it started. I was there when Digg first started chugging along. I remember it being slow, ugly, and crappy.

I remember wondering why anyone would ever use something like it. And who cares if 79 other people think a story is worth my time?

I browse my own news sites, thank you very much. I dont need to know what the other geeks care about boy was I ever wrong.

I kept my eyes on Digg (and its many, many competitors) over the next several years as I graduated from college, worked, then went back to school.

URL shorteners are a dime a dozen, and some industry onlookers actually believe they are bad for the Web.

Last month, Google News began including videos from a variety of news organizations, such that some stories on the aggregator now include related videos from YouTube that are embedded side-by-side with links to news articles.