The new Propeller: Less Digg, more Yahoo Buzz

The new Propeller: Less Digg, more Yahoo Buzz

Social news site Propeller (formerly known as Netscape) has relaunched today with not only an entirely new look and feel, but a new method for determining the buzz-worthiness of news. Gone is the straight-up voting style that main rival Digg made popular, in its place… Continue Reading

The Recommendation Engine may well make Digg useful again

The Recommendation Engine may well make Digg useful again

It’s been a long time coming, but Digg is finally rolling out its “Recommendation Engine” to registered users this week. The basic idea is that the service will look at what stories you have dugg (the term for when you give an ‘up’ vote to… Continue Reading