The Digg Idiocracy

I'm often asked whether, at the end of the day, outbrain isn't just a variation on the Digg theme. While the answer is clear to me (NO!), it's sometimes difficult to convey.

Today I read a nice post over at uncov.com about the recent Digg HD-DVD encryption key debacle. I couldn't have said it better...:

"Digg users champion democracy and the power of the people but lets be honest: Digg is an idiocracy run for and by the idiots. Their sense of false rights would be funny if it weren't so sad. It's a linkdump where people submit or buy links to drive traffic to their blog and not much more."

Digg is a great place to visit, IF you have an hour to blow on stuff that bored teenagers find to be cool.