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2nd July 2018 - Link Blog

Digg's v4 launch: an optimism born of necessity. Riveting behind-the-scenes story of the disastrous Digg V4 launch by former Digg engineer Will Larson.

Posted 2nd July 2018 at 5:25 pm

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