Digg dominates the idea of internet popularity: most sites want to be featured on it, others dream of being it, and thousands of its users desperately Digg all day in hopes of becoming a “Power User”. We’re constantly being told that the democratic Digging process correctly identifies the most popular and important news stories from around the web while also providing an alternate source to find cool stuff. Instead of taking these claims for face value, I though we’d take a closer look at the top stories from the past year to see if this is indeed what Digg provides. Read more »
In case you missed it, last night during the Video Music Awards, Kanye West ripped the microphone out of Taylor Swift’s hands as she was delivering her acceptance speech for Best Female Video. Immediately afterward he went on a tirade exclaiming how wonderful he thought Beyonce’s video was attempting gain support from the crowd as he was booed. 
Eight years ago today (September 11, 2001) thousands of men, women, and children lost their lives in a terrorist attack on the United States. It is a day of remembrance for the victims and a date that Americans shall never forget. Memorial ceremonies for those that were killed in the attacks are being held throughout the entire U.S. today. 
Facebook is notorious for adopting popular features from other online services. Well known targets for brand new Facebook features include Twitter and Friendfeed (which it recently purchased). I’m not sure why I didn’t notice it before but it looks as though Facebook might be targeting Gmail to guide improvements for its messaging feature. 
Gmail and Gmail for Google Apps went down today for over an hour and all Gmail users started freaking out on Twitter and Facebook. While the frightening 502 “Server Down” error may be a nightmare for those that urgently need to access their email for deadlines, documents, etc., stressing yourself out isn’t going to get Gmail back online. 
Last month I pointed out that 
