Digg.com CEO Kevin Rose said at the eBay Developers Conference that Digg will be getting a makeover and expanding its focus to include world news, entertainment and other subjects.
Quote:It has worked for geeks, but can the popular Digg technology news site -- an enormous online water cooler that attracts masses of readers who determine the top and most-viewed article rankings -- surface with success in mainstream news?
Fans of Digg, which has grown to rival other Internet news giants such as Google and Slashdot, say that bringing a wider variety of news into the mix is a natural evolution for the social-networking-style news site.
Users will now have more control over what they see on their customized Digg pages, according to Digg Founder and Chief Architect Kevin Rose, and in mid-July new tools will offer a visual overview of every story coming into the site as well....