Digg Reboot
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Digg - The front page of the internet, now with superpowers

Not much info yet, but I grew up on Digg, so I’m cautiously optimistic. Probably no Fediverse support, but honestly, any Reddit alternative is a win. Really hoping for real API access and third-party apps.

  • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
    61·
    19 hours ago

    Yes, and no English language site other than 4chan has been a larger part of early English language internet culture than ebaumsworld. So many things started there.

    • reksas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      19 hours ago

      that one must have collapsed quite thoroughly. i havent seen even a mention to it before now

      • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
        61·
        19 hours ago

        Seriously? It’s foundational to the history of the internet. If an image macro format, what the kids call memes, didn’t start on /b/ it started on ebaumsworld.

        • reksas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          3·
          6 hours ago

          maybe i just havent been around in places where it would be relevant to mention it though now it feels a little odd i dont remember any any mention of it if it was that foundational. I guess its possible i have seen the name mentioned but wouldnt have known to pay any attention to it.

          • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
            21·
            6 hours ago

            Were you an adult with internet access and were English speaking and on the internet a lot between 2005-2010? If you answer no to any of those that’s why you don’t know it.

            The foundational sites aren’t always known. Im willing to bet most people think the meme formats they shared started on facebook or instagram.

            • reksas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              2·
              3 hours ago

              its such shame details disappear into history. i bet there were tons of stuff on there that would be interesting today that doesnt exist anywhere anymore

              • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
                1·
                2 hours ago

                It was a ton of memes, soundboards (you might have heard the series of prank calls people made with them), and a lot of the same images that would make reddit’s jailbait sub. Im not sure it dying represents a loss.

                • reksas@sopuli.xyzEnglish
                  2·
                  2 hours ago

                  oh it was like that. i guess the worthwhile content from there already lives on elsewhere then

                  • RowRowRowYourBotEnglish
                    11·
                    53 minutes ago

                    Yeah it’s like 4chan in that the parts that were worth a damn live elsewhere. Early internet cultures are interesting but they weren’t healthy and quite a lot would prove the commonality of attraction of heterosexual men towards teenagers.

        • nthavoc@lemmy.todayEnglish
          6·
          15 hours ago

          Let’s not forget Something Awful and YTMND now. Should reboot those too. Maybe assemble them all together like Vultron or something.