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Recent Events
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Digg Unveils Next Generation Social Ad Platform
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Digg this: Small is cool
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Ditched by potential parents, Digg grows up on its own
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iFive: GM and Chrysler to Get Bailed Out Again, Peter Chernin Meets Peter Griffin, and...
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Digg's Amazing Business Model, Explained
Content Next
- 2009-06-10
Now this is where you take out your not-really-that-Easy-Button, and starting jumping on it. Do that while you watch this interview of Digg CEO Jay Adelson, as part of Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman's continuing "3 Days In The Valley" tour. You've heard/read about her interviews with Yahoo...
Media Roundup: Tuscon Citizen Will Not Close, Seattle P-I Goes Online Only, and More
BNET
- 2009-03-18
In Today's Media Roundup: Tucson Citizen will not close, Seattle P-I goes online only, 46 percent of the Digg front page is controlled by the same 50 Web sites, Twitter grows 1,382 percent, Conde Nast announces cuts and AOL launching "polypartisan" political site by Sean Blanda
Did Village Voice Media Game Digg?
BNET
- 2009-02-06
Many of us have long assumed that there are groups of dedicated users who game Digg to push their content to the top of the popular social bookmarking site. It's valuable real estate that can send a surge of traffic to an otherwise obscure source, generating advertising revenue...
Media Roundup: Google Earnings Down 68 Percent, Digg Cutting 10 Percent of Workforce, and More
BNET
- 2009-01-23
In Today's Media Review: Google earnings down 68 percent, Digg cutting 10 percent of workforce, Tribune finds buyer for Cubs, Local Stations are dragging down NBC, Hearst closes Teen and Worldwide Facebook tops MySpace by Sean Blanda
Year in Review: The Female Web
BNET
- 2008-12-30
The web sprang to life as a virtual fantasy world for geeks, most of whom were young adult males YAMS. But geeks come in all shapes, sizes, ages and genders, so a business plan built exclusively on the stereotypical geek is self-limiting its ability to scale. And...
Digg: Is Bubble 2.0 Starting to Deflate?
BNET
- 2008-12-22
On the heels of the collapse of print publishing, what if online media companies start failing, as well? Or, put another way, is Web 2.0 doomed just another bubble that will pop much as did the first dot.bomb? Reporter Spencer E. Ante at Business Week obtained financial...
Media Roundup: WB Gone From YouTube, Digg Losing Money, and More
BNET
- 2008-12-22
Today's Media Roundup: WB pulls out of YouTube, Digg losing money, Huffington Post accused of content theft, Denver paper starts Web site to save itself and "This Week" sees gain in ad revenue. by Sean Blanda
Digg no longer for sale
Strategy Eye
- 2008-12-03
News aggregation site Digg is not for sale, says CEO Jay Adelson. Instead, the company will focus on building an independent business that reaches profitability as soon possible. This means cutting back its expansion plans and concentrating on projects with guaranteed revenues. ...
Six Apart buys micro-blogging service Pownce
Strategy Eye
- 2008-12-02
Twitter-competitor Pownce is shutting down on December 15, following its acquisition by blogging firm Six Apart. Pownce says users can export their accounts to rival sites such as Six Apart’s Vox service, retaining their messages and media. A number of Pownce users are also expected to migrate to Twitter....
Facebook Connect to extend reach
Strategy Eye
- 2008-12-01
Facebook Connect is set to extend its reach as Digg and Hulu integrate the service into their pages, according to The New York Times. The websites of the Discovery Channel and The San Francisco Chronicle also plan to adopt the service, which allows users to log-in with their Facebook...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Yakov Sarousi | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Jeff Reidy | President |
| Kevin Rose | Chief Architect |
| Roger E Pawson | Company Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Richard de Silva | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Digg | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Digg | President | Current |
| Digg | Communication Specialist | Former |
Kevin Rose is the founder and chief architect of Digg. He oversees all aspects of the management and development of the Web site. Kevin started Digg in September 2004 as a personal project. His initial idea was to conduct a social experiment in how masses of users could control and promote news and other content on the Web, without external editorial control. After a very short time, he realized the power of his idea, as Digg was becoming a resource for breaking news stories and developed a strong community following. Kevin is also a co-founder of the Internet Television Network Revision3 where as a member of the board he provides strategic direction to the company. Kevin co-hosts the extremely popular Revision3 show, Diggnation, a weekly video podcast based on digg.com news stories and content. Diggnation consistently ranks as one of the top podcast downloads from the Apple iTunes Music Store. Prior to founding Digg and Revision3, Kevin was a co-host of the popular technology television programs Attack of the Show on the G4 Network and The Screen Savers on TechTV. During Kevin's tenure at The Screen Savers, a live TV program focusing on computers and technology, it was the highest rated show on TechTV, reaching 55 million households. Before working at TechTV, Kevin worked for several technology startups as well as for the U.S. Department of Energy.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Digg | Chief Architect | Current |
| REVISION3 Corporation | Founder | Current |
| Digg | Founder | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Digg | Company Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Highland Capital Partners, Inc. | General Partner | Current |
| Digg | Board of Directors | Current |
| Metacafe Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Quigo, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Turbine, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Fastclick | Investor | Current |
| Home Networks | product manager | Former |
| Newsweek Magazine | staff reporter | Former |
| Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | consultant | Former |
| Apax Partners Ltd. | Team Member | Former |
| Highland Capital Partners, Inc. | Principal | Former |
| Ironplanet, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| The Washington Post Company | staff reporter | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A | Former |
| Cambridge University | M.Phil. International Relations | Former |
| Harvard College | A.B., History | Former |
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