Remember Digg? It’s Getting a Reboot, Thanks to Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
The early social media platform is under new ownership following an investment from Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six fund and original founder Kevin Rose.
Digg founder teams up with former Reddit rival to buy and revive website
Content aggregator Digg is making a comeback thanks to a partnership with rival and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian acquire Digg
Digg, one of the web’s early news aggregators, is now back under the ownership of original founder Kevin Rose. Notably, he’s joined as co-owner by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian (both pictured above).
Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian Join Forces to Revive Digg with AI-Driven Vision
According to TechCrunch, the revival of Digg is driven by a shared vision to restore the platform’s original spirit of discovery and community. Rose and Ohanian, once rivals in the social news space, have grown closer over the years and see this collaboration as an opportunity to create a better alternative to today’s social media platforms.
Alexis Ohanian & Kevin Rose Team Up To Buy Back Digg—Will it Rival Reddit?
Days after joining Frank McCourt’s bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations, Alexis Ohanian has teamed up with Digg’s original founder to repurchase the social media site. Ohanian may be looking to rival reddit,
DIGG Is Coming Back After Founder Kevin Rose Teams Up With Reddit’s Alexis Ohanian To Create
Once known as the 'Homepage of the Internet,' DIGG is making a triumphant return with the original founder Kevin Rose teaming up with his once-arch rival,
Digg Returns, With Social Media in Tumult
Two decades after creating Digg, a community-focused social message board, Kevin Rose is reviving the site and teaming up ...
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Remember Digg? Its founders are bringing it back, with AI's help
Digg, a news site that popularized up- and down-votes online, is making a comeback over 20 years after it launched, with the ...
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Digg Returns: Digital Platform Relaunching in Bid to Bring “Good Vibes” Back to Social Media
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Digg founder Kevin Rose are backing the deal, with the new Digg to be led by CEO Justin Mezzell. By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer Twenty years after it ...
Digg to relaunch with focus on 'humanity and connection'
Digg’s new leaders say they want to use artificial intelligence to “handle the grunt work” while allowing humans to focus on ...