42244 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>As well as adding profiles, Digg users can now recommend stories of interest to each other, send messages through the site and be notified of change of other users' profiles. </p> <p>On the Digg blog, Kevin Rose <a href="http://blog.digg.com/?p=94">says</a> these changes are the first of many planned for the site in the near future.</p> <p>An images section will be added in October, to be followed by Digg Alerts, customised email alerts for users. The comments process is also due for an update. </p> <p>Digg will also introduce a recommendation system, which will suggest stories to users, based on their previous behaviour on the news site. AOL's new site, <a href="/blog/1760-aol-relaunches-social-news-site">Propeller launched today</a> with a similar recommendation feature. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/1556-microsoft-to-serve-ads-on-digg">Microsoft to serve ads on Digg</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>As well as adding profiles, Digg users can now recommend stories of interest to each other, send messages through the site and be notified of change of other users' profiles. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>On the Digg blog, Kevin Rose <Link URL="http://blog.digg.com/?p=94" Window="Self">says</Link> these changes are the first of many planned for the site in the near future.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>An images section will be added in October, to be followed by Digg Alerts, customised email alerts for users. The comments process is also due for an update. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Digg will also introduce a recommendation system, which will suggest stories to users, based on their previous behaviour on the news site. AOL's new site, <Link URL="/blog/1760-aol-relaunches-social-news-site" Window="Self">Propeller launched today</Link> with a similar recommendation feature. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1556-microsoft-to-serve-ads-on-digg" Window="Self">Microsoft to serve ads on Digg</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-09-20T13:32:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong> <img alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1122/1411867899_4d178fb7a8_t.jpg" /> Digg has introduced a range of new features to its social news site, allowing users to flesh out their profiles and connect to friends on the site, a la Facebook or MySpace.</strong> </p> <p>As on Facebook, Digg users can now add information about themselves to their profile pages, as well as uploading photos. Users can share profiles with friends or others, depending on privacy settings. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis> <Image Align="Left" Source="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1122/1411867899_4d178fb7a8_t.jpg"> </Image> Digg has introduced a range of new features to its social news site, allowing users to flesh out their profiles and connect to friends on the site, a la Facebook or MySpace.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>As on Facebook, Digg users can now add information about themselves to their profile pages, as well as uploading photos. Users can share profiles with friends or others, depending on privacy settings. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1763 <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> 364263 Digg adds social network features false 2007-09-20T15:02:00+01:00 digg-adds-social-network-features 2009-04-30T01:41:34+01:00 2009-10-13T09:19:39+01:00 229