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As a writer, I need to submit my work to an editor. Yes, the editing process can be grueling – but it makes my work better.
In October 2004, two tech veterans -- Jay Adelson and Kevin Rose – had an interesting brainstorm: Why not allow anyone to become an editor? Thus was born Digg.com. Users submit stories to the site and the community can vote on them. The more diggs, the higher the priority a story gets.
Now, Digg is the third largest tech site, with about 8.5 million unique visitors in May.
Giving power to the community is certainly catching on (it's being called the "social web"). There is YouTube.com for videos; Wikipedia for an evolving encyclodpia; and even Yahoo! is getting involved, such as with its Answers service. In fact, AOL is using its Netscape.com portal to allow for a Digg-like experience.
This week, Digg launched the new version of its site. The big move: it is going beyond just tech news. Now, you can Digg on World and Business, Video, Entertainment, Science and Gaming.
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