Personally, I am not a fan of Digg. Maybe it was the pages I looked at, but I found the comments posted on several of those pages to be quite rude. The story I looked at had to do with the new Iphone from Apple. I noticed similar comments on other articleas as well. I am not sure if I would use it in the classroom because it will be difficult to control what the students see/visit on this site. I think it is important to teach our students proper etiquette when posting comments on web sites. This is one of the reasons I would like to use blogs with my students next year.
After looking at it again, I can see why this site is appealing to some. The news stories in and of themselves are insightful for the most part. It is a great place to stay on top of the news, entertainment, sports, etc. All on one page! However, for a simple-minded person like me, it can be overwhelming. It is a page that I will share with my friends and family, but I will probably not use it that often.
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I'm of like opinion on Digg. I'm sure it has value to some though or it wouldn't have survived this long.
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