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The Verge
4 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Digg is getting a mobile app.
In addition to launching a reboot on the web, Digg told users that it's working on an Android and iOS app with 'full feature parity,' offering access to profiles, communities, and leaderboards with the top daily posts, comments, and gem-finders.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla
Digg, the Web 2.0-era link aggregator that's now being given a second chance at life, is open to buying Mozilla's read-it-later app, Pocket. On Thursday, Mozilla announced it would shut down Pocket on July 8, saying that the way people use the web has evolved, and it needed to focus on new areas of development. Shortly after, Kevin Rose, Digg's original owner, now co-founder of the new Digg alongside Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, posted on X that his company would be interested in acquiring Pocket from Mozilla. Tagging both Mozilla and Pocket on the post, Rose wrote, "we love Pocket at @Digg, happy to take it over and continue to support your users for years to come!" The post additionally tagged Betaworks founding partner Peter Rojas, previously the founder of Gizmodo and Engadget, now SVP New Products at Mozilla. Neither Digg nor Mozilla has yet to respond to a request for comment on the news. However, the deal could be interesting if it went through, as Digg could leverage Pocket's existing user base to fuel interest in its relaunch. Digg could potentially even integrate Pocket's reading list with Digg, making it easier for users to find and share engaging content directly to the news aggregator. This could provide an initial pipeline for feeding news and articles into Digg while it worked to grow its user base. Digg's comeback has attracted attention, as it pairs Digg's original founder, Rose, with Ohanian, who helped create the longtime Digg competitor, Reddit, now an internet giant of its own. Digg recently announced it has also brought on Christian Selig, the founder of the third-party Reddit app Apollo, as an adviser. Selig's Apollo app had been one of the best ways to interact with Reddit, but the company cut off the app's access by raising its API pricing to the point that it would have put Selig out of business. Digg isn't the only one to have gone after Pocket. Medium CEO Tony Stubbleine says he also explored buying Pocket in 2023, but never heard from Mozilla before it announced it was shutting the app down. "Not sure what Mozilla is doing, but it is kind of infuriating," Stubbleine told TechCrunch. "The Pocket software is easy to rebuild, but some of the infrastructure and integrations around the web would be hard to replace. So I'm sure that someone would have taken it on." Updated after publication with comment from Stubbleine. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Digg founder Kevin Rose proposes to acquire Pocket from Mozilla: 'We love Pocket at Digg…'
Mozilla recently announced that is shutting down its book marking tool Pocket later this year. On the support page the company revealed that Pocket will go offline on July 8, 2025 as the company starts channeling its 'resources into projects' that better match users' browsing habits and online needs. Now, Digg, the Web 2.0-era link aggregator has shown interest in buying Pocket. Kevin Rose, the owner of Digg shared a post on X in which he said that he would he interested in buying Pocket from Mozilla. 'We love Poket at Digg' said Kevin Rose In a post shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) Rose said, '. @mozilla @Pocket -- we love Pocket at @digg , happy to take it over and continue to support your users for years to come! cc: @peterrojas :)' — kevinrose (@kevinrose) Both the companies have not yet shared any more details about this plan. Mozilla shutting down Pocket As mentioned earlier, Pocket will no longer be available after July 8, 2025. The company says that users can continue using the app and browser extensions until this date. After July 8, Pocket will move into export-only mode. This means that users will be able to export their saves until October 8, 2025, after which user data will be permanently deleted. In a support page, Mozilla said 'Pocket has helped millions save articles and discover stories worth reading. But the way people use the web has evolved, so we're channeling our resources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs'. 'We're grateful to the communities that made Pocket and Fakespot meaningful. As we wind them down, we're looking ahead to focusing on new Firefox features that people need most,' it further added. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
TechCrunch
23-05-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla
Digg, the Web 2.0-era link aggregator that's now being given a second chance at life, is open to buying Mozilla's read-it-later app, Pocket. On Thursday, Mozilla announced it would shut down Pocket on July 8, saying that the way people use the web has evolved, and it needed to focus on new areas of development. Shortly after, Kevin Rose, Digg's original owner, now co-founder of the new Digg alongside Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, posted on X that his company would be interested in acquiring Pocket from Mozilla. Tagging both Mozilla and Pocket on the post, Rose wrote, 'We love Pocket at Digg, happy to take it over and continue to support your users for years to come.' The post additionally tagged Betaworks founding partner Peter Rojas, previously the founder of Gizmodo and Engadget. .@mozilla @Pocket — we love Pocket at @digg, happy to take it over and continue to support your users for years to come! cc: @peterrojas :) — Kevin Rose (@kevinrose) May 22, 2025 Neither Digg nor Mozilla has yet to respond to a request for comment on the news. However, the deal could be interesting if it went through, as Digg could leverage Pocket's existing user base to fuel interest in its relaunch. Digg could potentially even integrate Pocket's reading list with Digg, making it easier for users to find and share engaging content directly to the news aggregator. This could provide an initial pipeline for feeding news and articles into Digg while it worked to grow its user base. Digg's comeback has attracted attention, as it pairs Digg's original founder, Rose, with Ohanian, who helped create the longtime Digg competitor, Reddit, now an internet giant of its own. Digg recently announced it has also brought on Christian Selig, the founder of the third-party Reddit app Apollo, as an adviser. Selig's Apollo app had been one of the best ways to interact with Reddit, but the company cut off the app's access by raising its API pricing to the point that it would have put Selig out of business.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Apollo for Reddit dev Christian Selig to join Digg as an advisor
Christian Selig, the iOS developer who ran the beloved third-party Reddit client Apollo, is joining the new iteration of Digg as an advisor. Earlier this year, Digg's original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian acquired what was left of Digg in an attempt to revitalize what was formerly known as "the internet's homepage." Rose and Ohanian were already a fascinating pairing -- the two had previously seen each other as rivals, since Digg and Reddit were fierce competitors. By adding Selig to the mix, Rose and Ohanian are further signaling that the new Digg wants to shake things up. Selig played a prominent role in the backlash against Reddit's increased API pricing in 2023, which made free apps like Apollo -- which offered an enhanced browsing experience for Reddit users -- impossible to run. In a Reddit post that went viral, Selig told users that in order to keep Apollo running as-is under the new API pricing, he would need to pay about $1.7 million per month. Needless to say, Apollo shut down, much to the Reddit community's disappointment. "We're excited to have Selig bring that same craft and community-first thinking to Digg, helping us build something that feels good to use and even better to be a part of," said Digg CEO Justin Mezzell in a statement. Digg is embarking on a quest to make the social internet feel fun again, as opposed to its current state, where AI shrimp Jesus and other artificially generated slop have taken over our feeds. But Digg isn't quite ready to open to the public just yet. Last month, Digg opened signups for an early-access program that it's calling "Groundbreakers," which asks for a one-time $5 fee to keep bots out. (The proceeds from the program are being donated to nonprofits chosen by the Digg community.) In the announcement of Selig's role, Mezzell included a cheeky reference to the API drama at Reddit. 'I simply won't comment on that. We're charting our own course here at Digg," Mezzell said. "But if I did comment, I would probably say '[redact] me sideways, what a fumble.' But that would only be if I did say something publicly.' This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
