I really couldn’t consider myself an active blogger in the world of online and technology happenings without providing a quick blurb on my wait outside the Shops at Willow Bend in Plano, TX.

I pulled up into the parking lot this morning at 6:40AM (which is about the time I normally get to work) and quickly found one of those mall hallway employee entrance doors that was ajar.  Once entering the mall, I was a bit disappointed to find out that I’d be the second in line this morning.  Still, this is fun and what technology innovation is all about.  Back in my day at Microsoft, they used to wrap the buildings waiting for Windows releases.  Times have changed and the technology has gotten a lot BETTER!

As I look down the line, which is now 6 deep, I am having recollections of scenes from The Breakfast Club–each one of us in line is definitely individualistic and different from the other.

NEWS FLASH – An employee from the store just informed us through the window that they have 1 8GB unit left and the woman in front of me is buying a 16GB!!!  YES!!!

I’ll post about this new device in a day or two once I play with it a little bit.

Digg: Innovating Digital Media, and Information Sharing

In several of our e-marketing campaigns, we have found it very cumbersome to ‘get the word out’ on the web. Sure we list information in general directories; however, we thought to ourselves – ‘there has to be something better’! And VIOLA! Digg! Digg has helped us to update information about marketing solutions we have found helpful, customer updates, and relevant information related to our business, and the business ventures of friends and family! If you are looking for information about current events, news articles or commentary about a specific event or topic – DIGG IT!

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Digg is a solely devoted to sharing information on the web, as submitted by the user community. Digg users are able to upload interesting information from some of the most widely popular sites in the world, to a simple blog of interest.
Digg is an online portal for people to share information, take part in online discussion, and rank submitted content in terms of importance and interest. Digg allows its user community to vote, or ‘digg’ submitted articles, podcasts and video clips. This process allows for the users to act as the ‘editors’ of the site, and in a sense, have entire control over information sharing. All articles and submitted information to Digg can be shared between users, commented on, and ‘dugg’ by the users.
The ‘digg’ process involves just a few easy steps. First, find content that you think is interesting. This can be a video clip, a podcast you just heard, a news article or press release – anything you want! Once you submit it to Digg, it become available for all to see, and ‘digg’ if they like it! Once a submission gains popularity, it can possibly be brought to the Digg homepage! This is all dependent upon the user community and who ‘diggs’ your submission.
A major part of the Digg community is allowing Digg users to selectively choose, and ‘digg’ what they like. Since Digg is based on users collaboratively editing submissions, this adds to the Digg community by not only aiding in ranking popularity, but also bringing to light the most frequently viewed articles.
Digg also allows for building an online network; the more people you invite to join your Digg network, the more information you can share online! Friends and family can see what articles and submissions you ‘digg’ making it possible to share information and news with each other! Additionally, all Digg submissions can be commented on – so share your opinion with the world, and contribute to this digital media phenomenon!

Digg takes the concept of information and search to the next level since it interjects humans into the creation, sharing, and overall rating of information.