Digg to Microsoft: Thanks, We'll Take it From Here – MarketingVOX April 21, 2009
Posted by Mark Blei in : Uncategorized , add a commentDigg to Microsoft: Thanks, We’ll Take it From Here – MarketingVOX
also read more on this CNET report.
Digg Sheds 10% Of Workforce In Push For Profitability January 23, 2009
Posted by Mark Blei in : Uncategorized , add a commentSocial news site Digg Thursday confirmed that it plans to lay off 10% of its 75-person workforce as part of wider efforts to make the company profitable in 2009.
The cutbacks come amid slowing audience growth at Digg and the broader pullback in online advertising that has led to staff reductions at hundreds of Internet and high-tech companies in recent months.
Among the steps toward achieving profitability outlined by Digg CEO Jay Adelson on the company blog Thursday were hiring a direct sales team, rolling out new features to expand its user community, building on its “advertising infrastructure” and ad partnership with Microsoft, and maintaining ongoing sponsorship opportunities.
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Digg: Not for Sale December 2, 2008
Posted by Mark Blei in : Uncategorized , add a commentThe news aggregation site’s CEO, Jay Adelson, spelled out Digg’s drive for profitability
Over the last few years, Digg has become Silicon Valley’s version of the boy who cried wolf. Like the child who warned local villagers that a wolf was about to attack his flock of sheep, potential buyers of Digg have repeatedly leaked reports that the company was about to be sold, but a sale was never consummated.
Not anymore. In an interview withBusinessWeek, Digg Chief Executive Officer Jay Adelson says the popular news aggregation Web site is no longer for sale, and the focus of the company is to build an independent business that reaches profitability as quickly as possible. That means the four-year-old startup will dial back some of its expansion plans, instead prioritizing projects that generate revenue and profit.
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Can ya Digg it baby? Bill's on board with the Diggers ( More of a Reddit/ Fark man myself) July 26, 2007
Posted by Mark Blei in : Uncategorized , add a commentMicrosoft wins Digg ad account
Deal provides boost to world’s largest software manufacturer’s efforts to gain a foothold in rapidly growing online ad market.
SEATTLE (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement to be the exclusive provider of display and contextual advertising on Digg.com, a popular Web site that lets readers recommend online articles to others.
The three-year agreement between Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500) and Digg, which has more than 17 million visitors a month, provides a boost to the world’s largest software maker’s efforts to gain a foothold in the rapidly growing online advertising market.
The two companies said they would also work together on future technology and advertising initiatives. 
