Microsoft is trying some interesting social sites in some foreign countries, a service called MSN Reporter has been launched in the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway that is a Digg type of site, where users submit news articles and users vote whether the…

Since its launch in 2004, Digg has seen strong and largely unstoppable growth. While there has been no dearth of competitors and imitators, none have been able to upset Digg’s lead in the social media space and in its goal towards democratizing the we…

Last week Bink.nu spotted a Microsoft test in the Netherlands of a service called MSN Reporter which bears a strong resemblance to the popular Digg.com social media site. Chris at Liveside has more details:
As an ongoing part of MSN’s efforts t…

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I enjoy your posts Marshall, but this looks like a phase generated from that JavaScript bullshit generator.

Digg should have sold out when they had the chance. They’re most likely still unable to monetize effectively (haven’t seen any dramatic, visible shifts on their site that would indicate a new monetization strategy) and their lack of any defensible technology puts them in a horrible position. Far too often the innovators lose out. In Web 2.0, just look at Friendster. MySpace wisely sold out, while services like Facebook and Digg just might push their luck beyond the point where they can maximize return, if they can sell out at all. I think the inability to sell out at a valuation acceptable to the VCs is a greater threat for Digg than it is for Facebook, although at some point the willingness for anybody to pay upwards of $500 million for Facebook (the reported valuation at their previous round) is likely to diminish too.

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Time for MS to get those European designers to America. Get hotmail, re-re-designed, maybe?

-Zaid