I am definitely not digging Digg...or at least sharing something in it. They seem to want your whole life's history (or at least your vital statistics) to register and then you can't "Digg it" because you're not logged in. And reddit has a fit if it thinks you're clicking or typing too fast...here's the error message I got: "...too fast. Try again in 9 minutes." Like I'm going to wait nine minutes to share it again. I'm moving on to the next thing.
I think right now these tools are more of a productivity detractor. I know I spent more time clicking on stuff, especially in reddit to figure out what it really pertained to than actually reading the articles. And of course, like everything else, it's a popularity contest for these services. If your article is getting read by lots of people, it moves up the list and is easier to find. If not, then it moves down the list, making it more difficult for people to find.
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I agree with you about DIGG and the sites like it. I'm not so concerned about posting my life story as I am with the wait time. I want to try stuff and move on. I'm not seeing the utility of this kind of site. I set up my iGoogle page to have news from sites I follow. My bloglines account follows lots of blogs where the folks talk about cool things they find. I'm feeling information overload!
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