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Gallery of Newest Pligg Launches for 2011

May 11, 2011 By 4 Comments
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The Pligg CMS has grown tremendously in just a few years time. The development team is hard at work constantly churning out updates and new patches for their libraries. Often times the community is able to release new collections and launches of the most popular brands running the open source script. Below are some of the latest launches for Pligg. The social news/social bookmarking script runs on a PHP & MySQL backend with an integrated plugins and template system. The gallery below … [Read more...]

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The Resting Changes Post-Launch for Digg v4

March 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Digg v4 was launched during 2010 and did not garner very positive reviews. In fact, many users migrated to the more popular network Reddit where news can flow much more freely. Where did Digg go wrong? I would argue Kevin Rose lost faith in the company. After launching at the turn of the millennium Digg was king online. It offered a fantastic connections system, simple categories and a very popular front page. Most articles would reach upwards of 2000 or more diggs on any given day. The … [Read more...]

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MySpace More Layoffs and Reflecting on What Went Wrong

January 12, 2011 By 7 Comments
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Last July, Inside the Webb reported on new changes coming to MySpace in an effort to streamline the overall design of the social networking giant. As reported at the time, the changes were long overdue, however overhauling such a large organization was no easy task. The once reigning king of the social networking world has suffered in recent years and failed to keep up with the Facebook phenomenon. Techcrunch reported only a few hours ago that the MySpace has cut 47 percent of staff (nearly … [Read more...]

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Kevin Rose Looking to Step Down as CEO of Digg.com

June 8, 2010 By 4 Comments
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In Episode 11 of The Random Show, Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss discuss internet venture news, latest ongoings in the tech world and their own personal lives. It's really a great program, and the latest episode showcased some fascinating news. The episode is just over 34 mins. long, but you can catch Kevin's discussion on Digg from this video link. Kevin talks about how since he has stepped up as CEO of Digg, he's been really excited about all of the major overhaul's and changes to the design … [Read more...]

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Keep Up With your Digg Friends Submissions using Sub DiggerPlus

May 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Digg is one of my, if not the #1 favorite social news site to date. Wracking up tens of millions of pageviews monthly, Digg, Inc. is a dominant force on the web which has only seen constant and substantial growth. Keeping up with your friend's submissions on the site can get a bit tricky, but with Sub Digger+ the whole process is made very easy. Once at the page, all you do is plug in your Digg username and hit "enter". The app will take a few seconds to load, as it's contacting Digg's API … [Read more...]

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Newest Pligg Venture BizSugar: Social News for Business

May 24, 2010 By 8 Comments
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I've been an avid fan of Pligg CMS for a long time now. It's an open source project, allowing anyone to download and run their own social news community similar to Digg and Reddit. I have my own case study for Pligg as well, and recently BizSugar has caught my attention. The domain and brand of BizSugar has been included on "web 2.0 site" lists and directories for a long time now. However, the recent re-branding and marketing campaign done by the BizSugar team has launched the site into … [Read more...]

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Netvibes runs your Online Dashboard for Social News and Media Updates

May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Netvibes is an amazing startup application founded back in 2005. It allows you to create a personal dashboard which you can log into, and from your account page you can set up whatever content you'd like to see. Aggregated RSS feeds, real-time tweets and trending topics, e-mails, podcasts, and a whole lot more. It's a revolution of social media and networking! It's an interesting application, to say the least. It has many features you don't find on other social apps, and it allows combination … [Read more...]

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