Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg and a Web 2.0 celebrity, oversaw the August 2010 Digg v4 redesign that drove users to Reddit, and stepped down as CEO in September. He remained one of the era's best-known tech founders and angel investors.
- Role
- Founder
- Organisation
- Digg
Known for in 2010
- Founding Digg in 2004
- Digg v4 redesign (2010)
- Diggnation podcast
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Digg
Social news, and the redesign that broke it
Digg let users "digg" stories onto a front page that could crash a small website with traffic. In August 2010, Digg version 4 removed favourite features, let publishers auto-submit content, and...
- SocialSupported
Digg v4 launches and users revolt
Digg's redesign removed favourite features and let publishers auto-submit stories; users flooded the front page with Reddit links, traffic collapsed, and founder Kevin Rose...
