I’ve given up on Digg. Now and forever more. It’s a complete waste of my time, and the World’s.

I once again went to ‘Digg’ an article (Microsoft wants Facebook) and it rejected my login twice. After finally logging in, I went through the long and horrifically unfriendly process of posting an article. It booted me from the system. I logged in again, and re-posted again. It booted me from the system again… the article was never posted. I wasted nearly 15 minutes.

This has happened to me more than one dozen times… in fact, I’ve never once – NEVER ONCE!!! – in all my attempts been able to “Digg” one damn thing! And I’ve been a member for 16 months!!!

The owners and developers of this sucky platform should be embarrassed. It looks pretty, but it’s functionally useless for far too many people like myself (and I’m not a luddite, goddam it).

Deli.co.us is far superior if far too many ways to mention. Oh sure, its not pretty like Digg, but it works!

Digg can bite me.

PS – I know there are going to be some clones that reply by saying “Oh I use Digg all the time and don’t have any problems! It must be you!”…. For those that are tempted to do so, re-read the above…. MORE THAN ONE DOZEN CONSECUTIVE TIMES this has happened, on different occasions, using different posts and links, and using different browsers. It’s not just me.

After failing in their US$47.5-billion bid for Yahoo, the giant Microsoft is looking more closely at Facebook. While the Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft bankers have begun to look into a Facebook purchase, neither side has commented on the story (a sure sign that something is afoot).

Facebook in itself is a giant… one that could make Yahoo blush one day. With more than 70 million active users its value was pegged at US$15-billion last October when Microsoft bought a minority stake for a mere US$240-million.

What makes Facebook an even greater value than its investment price a mere 8 months ago is its growing popularity – and growing platform. There are only 7 websites on the planet that receive more monthly traffic than Facebook – and Facebook only opened to the public 18 months ago after starting as a college only niche. Of the sites that get more traffic ...

Microsoft’s flagship portal sits in fifth (according to the industry benchmark, Alexa.com). Its viral power is far stronger than MySpace (notwithstanding the music scene), and its growing at a faster clip. I don’t know of anyone that uses MySpace, and yet virtually everyone I know under the age of 45 has a Facebook account. According to ZincResearch.com, 90% of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 34 are Facebook members (9 million).

Of perhaps greater interest is the ever-expanding “Facebook Platform” and its potential as a platform service inside the corporation (for example, intranet platform). Facebook Platform is the place where all of those creative nerds build and add those cute little applications that are optional add ons to your Facebook profile. Popular applications include “Fun Wall” (2.5 million active users), “Scrabulous” and that dam vampire biting ‘game’.

Read my complete article Microsoft wants Facebook.

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