News site Digg raises $8.5M more, rejects evidence it has been gamed
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Digg, the news site that lets users rank stories by voting, has raised $8.5 million in fresh financing from existing backers, putting to rest for now speculation that it might sell to a bigger media player.
The latest financing was reported by VentureWire (sub required) this morning. According to the report, the funding comes from previous investors, Greylock Partners and the Omidyar Network, which is run by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
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