Betaworks Acquires The Assets Of Digg

betaworks:

betaworks has acquired the core assets of Digg. Digg is one of the great internet brands, and it has meant a great deal to millions of users over the years. It was a pioneer in community-driven news.

We are turning Digg back into a startup. Low budget, small team, fast cycles.

How?  We have spent the last 18 months building News.me as a mobile-first social news experience. The News.me team will take Digg back to its essence: the best place to find, read and share the stories the internet is talking about. Right now.

We are going to build Digg for 2012.  More to come…

I will have to get the down-low on this.

12 July 2012 101 betaworks
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    see how this works… I’m looking for
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    happened before,...will happen again.” This is...helm you...
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    I welcome our new overlords and look forward...working with them. Maybe they will actually...
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    down-low on this.

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