Digg relaunched mobile apps for iOS and Android with support from Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian. The platform is currently invite-only and positioned for a gradual comeback. The app uses a Reddit-style model where users submit links, comment, and vote, with upvotes labeled as "diggs." A "bury" button lets users downvote posts and signals the system to show less similar content in their personal feeds. The Home tab includes Trending, Most Dugg, Newest, and Heating Up categories, with Heating Up showing relatively fresher content. The initial iOS app is bare-bones but shows promise for further development.
Digg is making a comeback. With the backing of people like Digg cofounder Kevin Rose and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, Digg has ambitions to once again be the homepage of the internet. The revival is still in its very early days - the platform is still invite-only - but Digg launched its new mobile apps this week, and I installed the iOS app on my phone to see what it's like.
New Digg operates similarly to Reddit: people submit links that others can comment and vote on, and links with a lot of "diggs" (upvotes) will bubble up the feed. You can also tap a downvote-like "bury" button, but on posts (not comments), the bury button functions more as a signal to Digg to minimize that type of content in your own feed.
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