OK, it seems like it is just a place where folks submit links to news stories. Am I missing something here?
If you mean why is it getting so much attention? This thread has the relevant information (in a nutshell, someone hacked the encryption key on a company’s DVDs and posted it to the site, and all hell subsequently broke loose with the company threatening a lawsuit).
Yeah, Digg is a social bookmarking website. It is very similar to Slashdot. Members link to stories and if they are ranked highly (Digg It), then they go on the front page. If it is unpopular, then they are “Dugg” a grave.
Do you Digg it?