Digg Looking Beyond the Bay?

"Digg’s Double-Edged Sword The Digg world was in disarray this week." (January 27, 2008)

"As you may be aware, Digg recently tweaked the algorithm it uses to determine which stories make the front page. This might not seem like a big deal to most, but some of the top Diggers were up in arms and staged what they referred to as a near “revolt”. Several of the top Diggers expressed concerns that the new algorithm makes it more difficult for their submitted stories to make it to the front page, amounting to what they construe as punishment for their success."

This seems to be a pretty good discussion of the Digg situation.

I'm a member of Digg myself, but am not very active. After signing up, I found that I had about as much chance of contributing to, or benefiting from, the tight little community centered on San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, as I have of winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

This isn't a criticism of Digg. As far as I'm concerned, it's fine for people in a particular area with similar interests and beliefs to put together an online community. And, since Digg's area is one of the better spots around San Francisco Bay, it's natural that their community site is regarded as very important.