Both Technorati and Digg are link sites that do not host stories, but rather the links to the news stories on another site. Digg allows users to click the link and read the story then decide to "Digg" it. Only when a user "Diggs" a site will the link be given a recognized Digg point. Diggs are tallied and the most popular links appear first. Technorati is similar, but instead of allowing users to decide what links recieve points, if you click a link it automatically receives Technorati authority. Authority is tallied and the most visited links are viewed first. Also, Technorati keeps track of what links are hot and what are not. If a link receives a lot of views today it is featured on the top movers. If it loses its interest it is found in the fallers section.
Digg and Technorati highlight popular links and make it easy for people to recognize what is the current trend in popular internet links. I like both of them, but I would be more intrested in Technorati, because it tallies without the need to "Digg." On the other hand, Digg makes it content more reliable, because people must "Digg" a topic for it to receive points. Technorati may show us what subjects are popular, but Digg shows us what people like.
You seemed to post twice. It's fine. Next time, it would be better if you edit your first post, rather than posting a new one.
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