Digg is a community-based popularity website…a place for you to search and discover content across the web and then participate by sharing and dicussing news, videos and podcasts that appeal to you.

News stories and websites are submitted by people like you and me, and then promoted to the front page through a user-based ranking system. This differs from the hierarchical editorial system that many other news sites employ.

History of Digg:

Digg started out as an experiment in November 2004 by Kevin Rose, Owen Byrne, Ron Gorodetzky, and Jay Adelson. All currently play an active role in the management of the site. The site launched to the world on December 5th 2004. Kevin Rose’s friend, David Prager, originally wanted to call the site “Diggnation”, but Kevin wanted a simpler name. He chose the name “Digg”, because users are able to “dig” stories, out of those submitted, up to the front page, which obviously would get more readership from other users. The site was called “Digg” instead of “Dig” because the domain name “dig.com” was previously registered.

“Diggnation” would eventually be used as the title of Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht’s weekly podcast. The original design was free of advertisements, and was designed by Dan Ries. As Digg became more popular, Google AdSense was added to the website. In July 2005, the site was updated to “Version 2.0″. The new “version” featured a friends list, the ability to “digg” a story without being redirected to a “success” page, and a new interface designed by web design company, Silverorange. On Monday June 26, 2006 version 3 of Digg was released with specific categories for Technology, Science, World & Business, Videos, Entertainment and Gaming as well as a View All section where all categories are merged.

Digg has grown large enough that submissions sometimes create a sudden increase of traffic to the “dugg” website. This is referred to by some Digg users as the “Digg effect” and by some others as the site being “dugg to death”. Read more of this interesting  and informative article by clicking here.

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In this video, Debbie Ducic of GutZy Women describes with stories and images a simplified visual version of what a Host Server is and how a web browser and a web server work together. She wants you to visualize the server as a big brain with pockets of information just sitting there inside of it until a signal is sent from another brain (your computer) by clicking on an URL (Uniform Resource Locator)  to request the information in that particular place in the brain.  She goes on to share the similarities of that process with the way people communicate back and forth. When technology is explained in everyday language and compared with everyday life, most people will overcome their fear and intimidation of it.

If this is a bit too corny for you and you like a more traditional approach to learning about what a Host Server is, read the whole article here.

Monday, December 10, 2007 at NOON Mountain Time, just in time for lunch and a chat.

You see, I really wanted to include our friends in the UK in Sunday’s call, but I didn’t think they would want to come at midnight, so we decide to do another one just for them…AND YOU, if you can make it.

This time I’m JAZZED to introduce you to Diane Corriette, a GutZy Woman from “across the pond”.

She is a single mother of 3 children who runs the Women Internet Marketers alliance that includes an online magazine, membership site and social network. Together this trio works towards raising the online visibility of women running internet based businesses.

I can’t wait to tell you the story of how we met because it’s a FANTASTIC testimonial of the power of the internet to connect people across the world!

Jaime Luchuck, from Toronto, Canada, will be back on the call. Remember that she and I met in Loveland, Colorado this summer when we were both selected to compete in the worlds FIRST web based Virtual Reality Show.

Jaime WON the competition, authored a best selling book and has used her connection with the “Guru’s” to run a tele-webinar course designed to help people get a successful online business going in 12 weeks. You’ll get some NEW INSIGHTS from her on this call.

I’ll be sure to include YOUR QUESTIONS as I interview these two ladies, as well as provide a few juicy tibits myself.
But on the serious side, we’ll be talking about creating a mastermind of business women that promises to be EXTREMELY VALUABLE to all who take part!

So please join us THIS Monday AFTERNOON (or night if you’re in the UK) by clicking on the link below. The link will take you to a page where you can get the number to call if you want to call in or the methods to join us by computer.

Time is GETTING CLOSE, so click on the link below right NOW to get TUNED IN!

http://instantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=1375824

Join this series of GutZy Web Women and get connected!

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Debbie Ducic, founder of GutZy Women LLC describes what GutZy Women is all about and how they can help business women, fundraisers and brave men get over the fear and frustration of Technology, Multi Media and Internet Marketing to be more successful in their endeavors. Ducic compares learning how to use the internet and all the new web 2.0 technologies to starting a new family or a new marriage in regards to having no formal training, researching the proper way to be successful, but then experiencing the fear of doing things wrong and then trying to find people who are knowledgable and trustworthy they can count on to head them in the right direction.

Janet Beckers of Wonderful Web Women, Jaime Luchuck, Next Internet Millionaire WINNER and Debbie Ducic of GutZy Women are EXCITED to have you join our call!

Here’s the scoop:

Teleseminar: Listen by Phone: Just call in 5 minutes before.

Webinar: Listen by Computer: participate online by text messaging.

Sunday, December 9, 2007, 6:00pm Mountain Time, USA, 8:00pm Eastern, 12:00 Noon on Monday, December 10th, 2007 in Sydney, Australia.

Don’t forget to click on the link below for the reminder page and then remember to come back to this link on the correct day and time because it gives you the numbers to call as well as the connections in case you prefer to listen through your computer.

This link will also give you the opportunity to ask YOUR questions ahead of time. so it’s really important to click on that link!

http://TinyWebLink-001.com/?pid=3308599

This is the first in a series of Teleseminar/Webinars that are focused on women connecting with , learning from  and supporting other women in learning and using the tools of online marketing, whether you have already started or want to start a brick and mortar operation OR online business. OR BOTH!

Maybe you are a fundraiser and want to better understand and implement online techniques to increase the scope of your donor base and open up new possibilities?

We TOTALLY UNDERSTAND and are excited you will join us!

Janet Beckers interviews some of the most successful women on the internet and Jaime and I are humbled to be a part of her world! Wonderful Web Women has already won awards for the best membership website and she has developed a reputation for her generosity and honesty with her knowledge.

Jaime and I had an experience of a lifetime when we participated as cast members in the Next Internet Millionaire. She went on to WIN the competition, launched two NEW products as a result and at last count grossed over $70,000…IN A WEEK! She will be sharing her insights, experiences and a little gossip as will I.( We’ve got some great scoop about our personal experiences with the Next Internet Millionaire competition that you might not be privy to anywhere else

I have been involved in women’s economic development for 30 years and am CONVINCED that technology and the internet offer more possibilities than ever before for women and their families to be able to participate equally in realizing more ABUNDANCE and FREEDOM in their lives.

JOIN US! We look forward to it!

Here’s the link again:

http://TinyWebLink-001.com/?pid=3308599