Digzign - New Social News for Designers that Dig

Social news has sprung along the web, and with the popularity of web design and graphics blogs sharing links has become commonplace. With popular sites such as DesignFloat and DesignBump, it’s hard to imagine much else. However I have recently found a great-looking Digg clone website at http://digzign.com/. ...

April 5, 2010 · 2 min · 261 words · Jake

Mashable-Style Google Buzz Widget with Counter Available by Njuice

As many fans of the popular social media blog Mashable know, over the past month or 2 they have been messing around with a new Google Buzz button. Allowing you to share stories over Google Reader which publish into Google Buzz, this small widget has grown in popularity and it seems like every blogger is looking for one! ...

April 4, 2010 · 3 min · 445 words · Jake

The Latest Free Icon Search Engine FindIcons.com

Just a few weeks ago I got a great interview with the creator of IconFinder.net, one of the only free icon search engines online. Recently I’ve come across another one which has just as many great icons shared, plus the ability to log in and save your favorite sets! ...

April 1, 2010 · 2 min · 277 words · Jake

Twitter Releases Sleek, Clean Homepage Redesign

Although this has been covered by many media blogs, Twitter has indeed released a new home page! I have to say, I’m a big fan of the new design and it definitely allows for a better user experience when first arriving at the site. ...

March 29, 2010 · 2 min · 263 words · Jake

Mixx Partners with Marketfish for New Ad Platform

With the popularity of social news, there have been many launches and premieres of new apps on the scene. One of the most popular and rising clone site’s is Mixx.com. Very similar to Digg, Mixx allows users to vote up the hottest articles and news based on categories ranging from world news, technology, science, and gaming. ...

March 21, 2010 · 2 min · 334 words · Jake

How Google Buzz is Gaining Many Early Followers

Since Google Buzz launched a few months ago, it has had some very impressive early adopters. Mashable and TechCrunch have been the first of many larger blogs to jump on board, with many smaller blogs following suit. ...

March 18, 2010 · 3 min · 444 words · Jake

Why Digg's New Ad System is Gaining Popularity

Digg has always been an extremely innovative company. Launching into the social news bit in 2004, the site has grown immensely popular with monthly pageviews in the tens of millions. Digg’s popularity has allowed for a counter-culture of internet users to become Diggers, voting on the best stories to hit the front page and sent traffic spikes to interesting and useful blogs. ...

March 3, 2010 · 2 min · 406 words · Jake

Interview with Martin Leblanc Eigtved, Founder of IconFinder.net

So many design blogs and showcases today are giving away icons for free. Even in large sets, social media icons and small graphics are making their way into the big time. I’m a huge fan of collecting icons, and all of these free sites are extremely useful and always in my bookmarks. ...

March 2, 2010 · 6 min · 1171 words · Jake

How StumbleUpon Advertising has Increased Traffic

Those who use StumbleUpon for both casual web surfing and internet marketing know how powerful the site is. It’s grown substantially over the last year or 2, increasing not only it’s userbase but also the amount of submitted articles and stumbled posts. ...

March 1, 2010 · 3 min · 489 words · Jake

The Newest Trending Social News Sharing Community Humsurfer

It’s difficult these days to track down the best social news sharing communities. There are the classics such as Digg and Reddit, and also smaller niche communities containing topics like design and programming. ...

March 1, 2010 · 3 min · 514 words · Jake