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The Rise, Fall, and Stubborn Resurrection of Digg: The Site That Almost Broke the Internet
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The Rise, Fall, and Stubborn Resurrection of Digg: The Site That Almost Broke the Internet

Before Reddit became the self-proclaimed front page of the internet, there was Digg — a scrappy, user-powered news aggregator that defined how a generation of Americans consumed content online. This is the story of its meteoric rise, its spectacular collapse, and the surprisingly persistent attempts to bring it back.