Digg

I've used LibraryThing before, but not for myself. My in laws have a crazy number of books so I spent time cataloging them about 18 months ago. It is very cool, especially if you have a lot of books...which I don't...because I go to the library mostly. But, Laura got me hooked on Goodreads earlier this semester and I've really been enjoying it. Shelfari looks a little prettier, I have to admit, but I'm going to stick with where I'm at for now.

On to Digg. I've seen it around, but never really knew what it was. Steve said we had to set up an account, but it was a little scary since, unlike the other stuff we've been doing this semester, you can't have multiple accounts (otherwise you could inflate your Diggs by voting multiple times).

So here's the deal. When you see a website that you think would be of interest to a lot of people, you Digg it. Diggs are put into an Upcoming Stories section, where other users and view and Digg the item. If it becomes popular enough, it will be on the homepage of its section. If it never gets popular, it will fall out of the Upcoming Stories. If you see a bad link, you can "Bury" the item. So the users are in charge of Digging and Burying content. Like del.icio.us you can be a fan of another user, or you can be a mutual friend, allowing you to follow someone's content.

Will I use it? Probably not. I'd have to decide that there was a facet of the news I really cared about enough. Quite frankly, a quick glance at FoxNews or CNN usually satisfies me. But, never say never. The Wii section looks interesting....