How does the new Digg suck? Let me count the ways:
The Upcoming section is gone, requiring "following" of sites and users to see unpromoted content.
Mainstream media outlets and power users have been given even more power over the front page than regular users, which is the opposite of what needed to happen.
The default homepage is now this "My News" garbage, and cannot be changed.
All your favorites have been deleted.
Comments from you and your friends automatically pre-empt the main discussion.
The yellow/green highlighting of your and your friends' comments is gone.
You can't view all comments at once. If there are hundreds, you can't view all of them, period.
The comment box is three lines high, not resizable, and types out light blue text on white.
Links to comments point the wrong way, and use longer, more confusing URLs.
Timestamps have been removed from the main page and all search results.
The bury button is gone.
The report button is gone.
Historical submissions, like the Obama victory thread, the original iPhone announcement, the HD-DVD key scandal, etc., have had their digg counts reset and their comment sections mangled.
The color scheme has changed, junking the site's characteristic blue/yellow/green navigation bar for almost pure white.
The iconic thumbs up/down have been replaced with generic arrows.
Browsing a user's comment history, including your own, is frustratingly hard.
All usernames are now lower-case (except for mine, and only because I contacted support about it).
The RSS feeds no longer work.
All third-party tools that used the old Digg API are now broken.
At a certain point the face matters. How many times have you seen some gal who was a 9 from the back and a 2 when she turned around. We used to call that "brown bag ugly". Jeff Foxworthy calls it "asinine" (face is a 2, ass is a 9).
Absolutely! I love T&A as much as the next guy, but a beautiful face can salvage a below-average body, and a butterface can make an above-average body not worth it!
Everyone, please click the "Give us feedback" and "Take the survey" buttons on the bottom right hand corner of the page and let them know how much this site f**king sucks. Kevin Rose needs to swallow his pride and just admit that this is a disaster. Don't give up the fight.
gangsterunicornAug 26, 2010Buried
Digg is now as ugly as reddit.
crackinthebox10Aug 26, 2010Buried
I actually went to reddit to try and escape the eye rape, but reddit still holds first place by a margin.
dalittleAug 27, 2010Buried
at least reddit is usable.
inajeepAug 27, 2010Buried
This is why I miss the bury article feature.
crazyredivanAug 27, 2010Buried
How does the new Digg suck? Let me count the ways:
The Upcoming section is gone, requiring "following" of sites and users to see unpromoted content.
Mainstream media outlets and power users have been given even more power over the front page than regular users, which is the opposite of what needed to happen.
The default homepage is now this "My News" garbage, and cannot be changed.
All your favorites have been deleted.
Comments from you and your friends automatically pre-empt the main discussion.
The yellow/green highlighting of your and your friends' comments is gone.
You can't view all comments at once. If there are hundreds, you can't view all of them, period.
The comment box is three lines high, not resizable, and types out light blue text on white.
Links to comments point the wrong way, and use longer, more confusing URLs.
Timestamps have been removed from the main page and all search results.
The bury button is gone.
The report button is gone.
Historical submissions, like the Obama victory thread, the original iPhone announcement, the HD-DVD key scandal, etc., have had their digg counts reset and their comment sections mangled.
The color scheme has changed, junking the site's characteristic blue/yellow/green navigation bar for almost pure white.
The iconic thumbs up/down have been replaced with generic arrows.
Browsing a user's comment history, including your own, is frustratingly hard.
All usernames are now lower-case (except for mine, and only because I contacted support about it).
The RSS feeds no longer work.
All third-party tools that used the old Digg API are now broken.
Feel free to add your own and repost.
j1337Aug 26, 2010Buried
The new digg is broken. I've seen 3 and even 4 duplicates of the same stories on the ""My News" front page.
psynaut00Aug 27, 2010Buried
This is a shocking revelation!!! Who could have predicted these results?!
shustoneAug 27, 2010Buried
This study is as retarded as the New Digg. It's like New Coke: terrible.
Jordan117Aug 27, 2010Buried
http://digg.com/news/technology/dear_kevin_rose_2
That story has *eight times* as many diggs as this one. One wonders why it, like all other stories critical of the site, fails to be promoted.
dangercollieAug 26, 2010Buried
At a certain point the face matters. How many times have you seen some gal who was a 9 from the back and a 2 when she turned around. We used to call that "brown bag ugly". Jeff Foxworthy calls it "asinine" (face is a 2, ass is a 9).
absolutelytrueAug 27, 2010Buried
Umm.. duhhhh.. what's this s**t doing on my Digg. Oh wait.. this isn't really my Digg anymore. :(
ayeroxorAug 26, 2010Buried
Absolutely! I love T&A as much as the next guy, but a beautiful face can salvage a below-average body, and a butterface can make an above-average body not worth it!
robinewAug 27, 2010Buried
Correction. Digg is now UGLIER than reddit
manssiereAug 27, 2010Buried
Also, water is wet and the new digg blows.
mrstormyAug 27, 2010Buried
Everyone, please click the "Give us feedback" and "Take the survey" buttons on the bottom right hand corner of the page and let them know how much this site f**king sucks. Kevin Rose needs to swallow his pride and just admit that this is a disaster. Don't give up the fight.
iamjeroAug 27, 2010Buried
I am completely shocked at this news.
salamati6Aug 27, 2010Buried
I wouldn't go that far. But yes, the new Digg sucks compared to the old Digg.
tillerman00Aug 27, 2010Buried
In other latebreaking news -- a frog bumps its ass when it hops.
More at eleven.
aoioAug 27, 2010Buried
They had to do a study to find that "perfect waists are most attractive?"
I don't know how Digg left out the second most important button on this god damn website.
paduraAug 26, 2010Buried
http://digg.com/news/world_news/women_with_hourglass_figures_and_perfect_waists_most_attractive_to_men Why they submit this twice...?