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5 Reasons Why The New Digg Interface Rocks

It is nearly two weeks since the new Digg was launched and now that I have got used to it I think it is a big improvement, once the picture channel and the new comment system get added it will be even better. Here are 5 good reasons why the new Digg interface rocks.

1/ Hot entries are now shown in all channels

With the old system you could only see what was hot in upcoming on the homepage and in the main topic channels, with the new one all of the channels have a hot section in upcoming. This gives you the ability to pick up on popular stories much sooner.

2/ Videos are now shown on the homepage

Some of the videos submitted definitely deserve a little bit of homepage exposure and the ones that I have seen on there so far have all been worth a watch (if you do not like seeing videos on the homepage you can set your homepage to the news channel, you do this by going to your profile and clicking on manage topics).

3/ Navigating to different channels is easier

The new system makes it much quicker and easier to access the different channels, you click on the drop down menu next to the news channel, you click on a main topic channel and you then have access to all of the sub topic channels without leaving the page that you are on.

4/ Seeing what your friends are up to is easier

With the old system you used to have to click on profile, then click on friends and then click on submitted to see what your friends were submitting. With the new system you can access all of your friends activity from any page on the site simply by clicking the drop down menu next to the friends activity button at the top of the page.

5/ You can now bury spam entries with one click

It is now quicker and easier to bury spam entries and once you have buried them they disappear so that you no longer have to have your eyes offended by the sight of them.

Also check out MSaleem’s post on the new Digg Interface

Posted in Social Media News By David Eaves a UK search engine optimisation specialist.

September 8th, 2007 3 comments

Sphinn.com: New Social Media Site For Search Engine Marketing

I have had my head buried in the sand for the last few days (working on a new project) and I have only just discovered Sphinn.com it’s a new social media site just for search engine marketing that I expect will be a huge success, already the site seems to be taking off and many of the most notable SEO’s in the industry have registered. The site itself is awesome in terms of both design and functionality, I particularly like the profile pages that are totally geared up for link builders. Digg and Reddit can be a nightmare sometimes because the vast majority of the members hate SEO’s and it will be nice to have a descent shot at getting some of my SEO articles noticed. If you are interested in SEO/SEM I suggest you get yourself over there and register, there are some great articles flying about and it looks like a good place to learn.