That seems to be the case based on the information that LA Times has gathered. The fact that the majority of McCain negative stories get buried even after they have reached the front page raises another doubt about the integrity of Digg. I have for long suspected that Digg has some suspicious censorship system on but haven’t been able to prove it. In fact, I am not even sure if this LA story proves anything. But here is an interesting angle to look at here: is it possible that Digg is getting paid to censor news? Maybe this is a form of advertising — not allowing negative press to come out. But I am absolutely positive that if Digg is caught with its pants down, you can be sure that it will go down like a ton of brick in water. But we need tangible proof for that to happen, don’t we?
PC World just published top 10 reasons why Google - Digg deal fell through. I think the conflict issue could be a big part of why the deal fell through. Digg is a community and Kevin Rose understands that you cannot just go behind the community. Maybe Kevin felt that Google would be more controlling or maybe he thought that he could do better with Digg (more money). Either way, there is a good chance that Digg will be sold some time soon, maybe not to Google. But it doesn’t have to be Google. It could be to Microsoft, Yahoo or both. But once you are at the table, it means you are interested in selling!
Digg + Google is no more. We reported a few days ago that Google was thinking of acquiring Digg. Needless to say the move ignited a round of criticism in the digg community by the members who felt betrayed by Digg. Sources are now reporting that Google and Digg officials could not find a resolution to get the deal through, so the deal is off for now. While I think Google will be the best company for Digg to get acquired by, it is simply not a good move for bloggers and publishers who use Digg to drive traffic to their sites. With Google Knol already launched, Digg would give Google too much content, making Google’s entrance into the content market official.
