Kevin Rose, the tech entrepreneur and co-maker of Ethereum NFT Project Moonbirds, brings DIGG back, the once prominent social news site that he co-designed in 2004.
Rose and Alexis Ohanian-a co-owner of the company and co-founder of one-off Digg competitor Reddit-Kegen plans to place ‘humanity and connection’ in the center, while using a strong dose of AI to find an ideal balance of community and content.
In addition to Rose and Ohanian, Justin Mezzell – the former COO of Rose’s Moonbirds Company Proof and the artist behind that prominent collection – will become a member of the new Digg as CEO.
Digg: old rivals, new vision
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“At different times over the years I was approached to buy back Digg; It never felt good, “said Rose in a statement. “We have recently reached a bending point where AI can become a useful co-pilot for users and moderators who cannot replace the human conversation, but rather expands.”
The recessed platform will follow a mobile-oriented approach and is intended to give priority to transparency and at the same time offer non-specific ‘rewards’ for human efforts.
“Kevin and I are here to build something better than some social platforms offer today,” said Ohanian. “AI has to handle the grunt work in the background, while people concentrate on what they do best: build real connections.”
“I am completely busy with this chapter,” he added.
The co-founder of Reddit also hopes to make another social platform better, after he has just been affiliated with Project Liberty’s offer to acquire Tiktok for the American market. Ohanian said he wants to take the video-based social platform with him unclean.
Representatives for Digg did not respond immediately Decrypts Request for a commentary on whether or not DigG can have blockchain or crypto connections, given the mention of rewarding human participation.
The return from Rose to Digg comes after an uncertain end to his last controversial company with evidence and Moonbirds. After collecting more than $ 60 million in financing –Including $ 10 million Of the seven seven of Ohanian – the team was confronted with enormous criticism after the massive launch of Moonbirds, with the value of the NFTs that fell along the rest of the market.
The proof was ultimately Sold to Yuga Labs At the beginning of 2024, Moonbirds NFTS now starts at a price of About $ 1,000 in ETH on the secondary market, after initially Selling for around $ 7,600 each During the first sale in April 2022.
DIGG was taken over by Rose and Ohanian for an unprecedented amount and is supported by their respective VC companies, real companies and seven seven six. With the site, users can currently register for early access by adding their e -mail address.
Published by Andrew Hayward