Which is the better of the top 2 social media websites? Digg has the bulk of users, while Reddit has the ease of use. Digg requires friend involvement, while Reddit requires bulk submissions to get to the top. This unbiased look has one goal: to prove that Digg is better, pound for pound, than Reddit.
Digg has an algorithm?
Yes, just as PageRank and other algorithms are used to rank web pages by search engines, some social sites use algorithms to determine which stories become popular. Call it DiggRank, if you will. Let’s take a deeper look at what the Digg algorithm is and venture a few guesses about how it works.
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