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Kevin Rose's Oink App Will Allow You To Rate Anything Anywhere

Earlier this year, Digg founder Kevin Rose announced he was launching a new incubator, called Milk, to develop mobile apps. Today, at Web 2.0, he introduced the first of those, Oink, which he described as a tool that lets people ...READ»

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Buddhist Geeks: The Conference

Friday, July 29READ»

Kevin Rose Thinks We Need Another Idea Incubator, and He Might Be Right

Ex-Digg brainiac Kevin Rose has got a new baby: Milk. It's an idea incubator, specifically behaving like a development lab for "out there" ideas. It's targeting the mobile Net. And it's got some distinguishing features.READ»

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Digg Fan's Evidence Shows System Was Gamed to Favor Publishing Partners

Just 24 hours after Digg announced it was slashing the workforce by 37%, more damaging revelations about the site are unearthed by Digg user LtGenPanda.READ»

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The New Faces of Social Media

From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»

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Apple TV Rumors: You and Your Grandmother Will Never Watch TV the Same Way Again

The rumors spin ever faster about Apple's iTV device--it'll apparently change everything, and now there's some evidence that Apple is training its in-store employees for "something big."READ»

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Rumor: Google to Launch Facebook Competitor, "Google Me"

Is Google jumping back into social networking?READ»

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First Look: Digg Version 4

A not-so-confidential email was sent around earlier today showing off the new, redesigned Digg version 4--and we've got a first look at it.READ»

Checking in at Foursquare's Hot Tubbin', Rooftop, Rock Star Moment

Rabid users of the social game threw 150 parties on 4-16 (four-squared). Fast Company reports from the New York City rooftop soiree, where Foursquare founders and 500 fans toasted the wildly popular app.READ»

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Digg Getting a Real-Time and Social Sharing Refresh

Digg's founding father Kevin Rose has just revealed that Digg is soon to get a "drastic" makeover that'll make users go "wow." Rose says the site's redesign will have more emphasis on imagery and social sharing. Will it boost its fortunes?READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Year's Top Stories on Digg.com

A superb tool for surfing the year that was.READ»

iPhone 3.0 Rumor Round Up: Copy/Paste, MMS and More

Apple is revealing the "state of play" of its next iPhone firmware--iPhone 3.0--in a special event tomorrow. And gadget-hounds are predictably excited about what goodies the new code will include. Leading the rumor list is a ...READ»

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Digg Bans 20-30 Users for Hate Speech In Response to Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0

After Fast Company's Women in Web 2.0 article elicited a controversial reaction from Digg, we interviewed Beth Murhpy, the site's Marketing Director, about Digg's culture, problems, and policies.READ»