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Digg hijacks Google Exec for their Own
Ricardo Trejo
Digg is getting a face lift. No real hard evidence can say when the exact date will be, but from what we've heard from Digg founder, Kevin Rose, we can expect to see the changes come about within the next 6 months. But then again he said that back in May... so, I'm not sure when we'll see any new developments. Maybe they're hard at work at right now? Could be, since big pieces are moving around. So much so that they've even snagged themselves one of Google's bigger fish; Keval Desai, ex-Director of Product Management at Google, who will now be acting Vice President of Product at Digg.com.
Keeping the core ideas of Digg are important since it's a vital link in user collaboration right now in finding the latest and greatest stuff out there. But what Rose would be wise to do is make sure the "heart" is still there, but change the "body" around it - making it faster and engaging more user participation - and with the addition of Desai I already feel like that's what they're aiming for.
I use Digg on a daily basis, multiple times even, and I'm looking forward to seeing things clean up a bit and getting more streamlined.
