Your mother has always told you that it’s rude to shout, and now you won’t even get the rebellious chance to do it online as Digg have opted to change its “shout” option to a “share” one. We’ll be one big happy online family!
According to the Digg Townhall this new share function will “streamline your ability to share on Facebook and Twitter.”
In a nutshell, the “share” feature will give you the chance to share your favourite Digg links via email, Twitter or on Facebook all at the click of a button.
This more socially acceptable form of spreading the word on your fascinating link will likely take place tomorrow.
Digg’s shout feature has been problematic from the start, as it has proved a useful tool for spammers, who spam their stories to a large mass of people in an attempt to make the coveted front page of Digg.
However, it’s not clear how Digg’s new share function will stop this problem.
Do you think anything fundamental will change as Digg quitens its shouts? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: ReadWriteWeb
One thought on “Digg Replaces Shouts with Sharing”
Is there any actual change in the way it works or is it literally just a change of name?
Spammers won’t be stopped by the ‘Find and Replace’ function I’m afraid