Some days back we mention about the new Design of Digg, and today Digg released the new Digg Button and Widgets for there publishers.
Features of the new buttons:
* Buttons no longer take users to Digg, traffic stays on the publisher’s domain
* Dynamic display of live Digg count – statistics have shown this increases likelihood of user interaction
* Faster load time
* Customizable look and feel – includes a new “medium” button size and an unstyled option so a publisher can create their own custom designed Digg button
* Related stories from the publisher’s domain to users that click the button
* All existing smart Digg buttons will auto-upgrade in the coming weeks – however, it is recommended that publishers review the new documentation for optimization tips.
Features of the new widgets:
* Headlines now link directly to the publisher’s content with the Diggbar instead of the Digg permalink page
* Customizable – more customization options without requiring publishers to use the Digg API
* Tabs & columns – ability to add multiple tabs to a widget as well as make a double column widget
* Thumbnails – by default a thumbnail is attached to each story when available
* Fallback content logic by domain – if there is insufficient content to display, the widget has logic to backfill with relevant content from the same domain
You can get the new Widgets and Digg Buttons here
