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by gabrield

V1.2 Feb 8, 2006 3:04:44 AM

(Version 1.2) This widget downloads and displays the RSS feed from Digg (a technology news website). If the default 10 minute update time is too slow for you, just click the refresh button in the top corner.

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Works, nice looking.

By Ayden, # Oct 5, 2007 1:29:14 PM

Bugged as hell, unusable.

By Jetro, # Jun 20, 2007 5:46:35 PM

great widget
and direct link to the article would be cool.

By epidemic, # Nov 21, 2006 8:00:40 AM

make a panel options where you can choose wich digg rss you want to read.

By Nigh7mar3, # Aug 21, 2006 2:17:48 PM

This widget is very cool, it's even better as the real thing.

By gabydewilde, # Jun 20, 2006 4:48:55 PM

Hi gabrield,

You might be interested in these alternative direct-link feeds:
http://digg.com/technology/_Sitedeals15_released_:_Direct-link_versions_of_Digg_feeds and a similar discussion as the one you're having here is at http://pascal.vanhecke.info/sitedeals15-released

By pieterr, # Mar 15, 2006 0:07:04 AM

I like your Digg widget!

The refresh button looks very familiar, but for my taste I don't think it looks good in your widget. Perhaps more specific widget buttons should be added from our design team.

Linking directly to the articles, instead of to the Digg comment sections, is certainly to my taste. But, then what is in it for Digg? Somehow this should lead traffic to Digg, don't you think?

Perhaps two links (read story ...) (read comments (X)), or how about letting the user choose on the flip side.

By jakob, # Feb 10, 2006 1:51:17 PM

Actually, I was planning to display a link to the article within the widget (right now it only links to the digg comments section). If I added this feature, it should be alright to add the "Digg stories from within the widget" feature too because folks *would* be able to read the article.

But maybe not. Maybe it is good that we force users to see the comment section before they can digg. What do you think?

By gabrield, # Feb 9, 2006 8:58:41 PM

May I suggest you don't add the following feature:
-Digg stories from within the widget

The last thing Digg needs is people who digg stories without reading the article. Just a thought.

By aventrix, # Feb 9, 2006 7:30:15 PM

I've made a small update.

Version 1.2 change:
-Text changes from "click to expand" to "click to contract" and back again when clicked instead of staying at "click to expand" all the time.

Planned features:
-Digg stories from within the widget
-Flip button for Digg spy
-Customize the update time instead of being fixed at 10 minutes
-Screenscrape the digg homepage to get the stories live instead of having to wait for the RSS feed to be updated

By gabrield, # Feb 9, 2006 6:02:15 PM

well chess, when I read "You can use diggdott.us ..." I thought you were asking to combine digg, slashdot and del.icio.us, which would be a neat idea actually

By yadavankur, # Feb 9, 2006 8:34:27 AM

Version 1.1 changes:
-If the story's title is too long, it gets cut so it won't go outside the display area
-Added a refresh button to the top-right corner
-Changed update time from 30 minutes to 10 minutes

Planned features:
-Digg stories from within the widget
-Flip button for Digg spy

If I can find a nice way to integrate the /. widget, I will.

By gabrield, # Feb 8, 2006 9:47:42 PM

Nice! how about combining this with the slahdot widget? If possible that is. You can use diggdott.us to make a slahdot and digg combined widget

By chesss, # Feb 8, 2006 5:42:10 PM

A flip back button for Digg spy and it will be awsome

By kalphegor, # Feb 8, 2006 3:19:57 PM

Note: stories appear on the digg homepage sooner than they get into the digg RSS feed. For this reason, some stories will show on the website before they show in the widget.

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Let me know what you do/don't like about the widget.

Post whatever changes you think should be made and I'll (try to) add them in the next version.

By gabrield, # Feb 8, 2006 3:14:29 PM