The iTechblogger: Digg out of service...while upgrading

Monday, December 18, 2006

Digg out of service...while upgrading

This afternoon Digg was unreachable, and the only message i got was this:

It seems though Digg is upgrading its systems again (adding more features), and i'm anxious to see the results of this one. More on this as soon as the upgrade is complete, or if i find out anything futher.

Update: i've finally got my hands on the new features digg is launching today. Read further for more information on what this includes.

Digg is actually launching a major upgrade this time, and with this a bunch of new features. Kevin Rose explains that the Diggsite itself will become more adjustable (this is nice if you have a widescreen) and provide more opportunities to costumize digg to suit your interest. This means you can choose the categories of news you want to see, and hide the rest.

Its also more easy to get an overview of the page, as you, in addition to the news of your choice, get a list of the most populare news on digg placed at the right on the page. This means you can always be up to date in what's hot in the world of diggers.

The navigating section has been moved to the top of the page for more easy navigating, and a few changes has been made in this section too. Videos has now their own section, and a completely new addition to Digg has become available; podcasts. Yeah, that's right. You now can digg your favorite podcasts and single podcast shows. Each podcast will have their own page with a list of the best podcasts to the right, so that if your new to the podcast, kevin says, you can try the best episode to see if you like it. Its nice to make the best impression the first time, and its no exception her it seems. You also don't need an external player to listen music or podcasts. Everything is embedded. This also includes watching videos, which seems like a popup flashplayer or something like that. You'll have to see for yourself. I haven't testet it, but i sure will as soon its finished.

Yeah, that's right. The profiles are now more tidy, and the contributions within the different sections and categories are now more easy to find. This is because the categories are separated by clickable tabs. One for each category.

I think that was all. I also encurage you to take a look at Digg's demonstration video at their blog. Some say images, or in this case video, is better than words.