At the “Bigg Digg Shindigg” event at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference (SXSWi), Digg CEO Jay Adelson revealed that the popular social bookmarking site is getting a major overhaul, teasing the audience about new features such as personalized feeds and the return of the Digg leaderboard. The new version…

We’re always interested in understanding the habits, preferences, and future trends of Twitter and its users. For example, we were fascinated by a report listing the most engaging celebrities on Twitter , and by a new site that analyzes the 50 hottest brands on Twitter on a daily basis. And as of…

Think you know what the next hot Twitter trend will be? Now you can put your money where your mouth is. Prediction markets have been a growing trend in recent year. It is essentially a stock market for future events and decisions. For example, people can buy or sell against…

It seemed like the contest that would never end. For the past 3 years, Netflix has been offering a $1 million prize to whoever can improve its movie recommendations by 10% or more. Finally, it looks like someone might have done just that. The BellKor’s Pragmatic Chaos team, which includes…