The Dubai Expat Diaries

Can you digg it? The best of Digg 2007 Some of the most popular stories dugg in the first half of 2007 - here’s what REALLY made waves online!

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June: A little more Paris, anyone? Some beg to differ…

Digg Title:
MUST SEE: MSNBC ANCHOR WON’T REPORT PARIS STORY!!!
(12,215 diggs | 849 Comments) Digg Link | Original Story Link
Description: June 26, 2007 - MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski refuses to talk about Paris Hilton on Morning Joe / MSNBC anchor tears up Paris script.
Submitter: Epetrone | Topic: News » Entertainment » Celebrity
Source: video.msn.com

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May: The AACS encryption key controversy

Digg Title:
Digg This: 09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0 (40,670 diggs) 
(40,670 diggs | 1,593 Comments) Digg Link | Original Story Link
Description: On May 1, 2007 an article appeared on Digg’s homepage that contained the encryption key for the AACS digital rights management protection of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Then Digg, “acting on the advice of its lawyers”, removed posting submissions about the secret number from its database and banned several users for submitting it. The removals were seen by many Digg users as a capitulation to corporate interests and an assault on free speech. A statement by Jay Adelson attributed the article’s take-down to an attempt to comply with cease and desist letters from the Advanced Access Content System consortium and cited Digg’s Terms of Use as justification for taking down the article. Although some users defended Digg’s actions, as a whole the community staged a wide-spread revolt with numerous articles and comments being made using the encryption key. The scope of the user response was so great that one of the Digg users referred to it as a “digital Boston Tea Party”. The response was also directly responsible for Digg reversing the policy and stating: “ But now, after seeing hundreds of stories and reading thousands of comments, you’ve made it clear. You’d rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company. We hear you, and effective immediately we won’t delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be. (source: Wikipedia)
Submitter: kevinrose | Topic: News » Technology » Industry News
Source: blog.digg.com 

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April: College Campus Shootings

Digg Title:
Massacre at Virginia Tech: 25 Confirmed Dead
(7,164 diggs | 1,241 Comments) Digg Link | Original Story Link
Description: At least 25 people are dead in what may be the biggest mass killing on a college campus in American history — and the death toll may rise. Police at Virginia Tech say that the shootings happened at a dormitory and a classroom on opposite sides of the university campus in Blacksburg, Va.
Submitter: deansfurniture5 | Topic: News » World & Business » World News
Source: abcnews.go.com

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March: Halluci-mation?

Digg Title:
This Animation will make you hallucinate (7,856 diggs)
(7,856 diggs | 345 Comments) Digg Link | Original Story Link
Description: Strobe - Stare at the middle of the strobing lines for 20 seconds and then look away…
Submitter: frank3000 | Topic: News » Technology » Design
Source: neave.com

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February: The Terrorists that never were…

Digg Title:
pic of Aqua Teen “terrorists” laughing in court 
(9,897 diggs | 526 Comments) Digg Link | Original Story Link
Description: CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts (CNN) — Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they created panic by placing electronic light boards that caused a bomb scare Wednesday in Boston. The boards depicted a cartoon character making an obscene gesture at passing motorists. Assistant Attorney General John Grossman called the light boards “bomb-like” devices and said that if they had been explosive they could have damaged transportation infrastructure in the city. (Source: CNN)
Submitter: welvis | Topic: News » World & Business » World News
Source: i.a.cnn.net

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January:The iPhone makes it’s debut

Digg Title:
Apple Announces iPhone
(23,569 diggs | 1,526 Comments) Digg Link | Original Story Link
Description: They say a picture speaks 23,000 Diggs…the first picture to appear of the Apple iPhone in January 2007! “Here is a pic of the iPhone from today’s keynote. Runs OSX.”
Submitter: jflint | Topic: News » Technology » Apple
Source: flickr.com