Digg Backs Down On DiggBar

Barence writes "Social news website Digg.com has made key changes to its recently introduced DiggBar. The browser add-on had been much criticised for its use of frames to 'host' third-party websites within the digg.com domain using an obfuscating short URL, thereby boosting its own traffic figures to the detriment of those third parties. After many major sites ran negative articles on the DiggBar, and even changed their code to block it, Digg has relented and announced two changes to ease concerns."

Comments

Slashdot Bar in the Works?

[JamJam]

Curious, does anyone know if Slashdot is/was planning a similar feature? if so maybe now is the time we, the users, state our requirements...

Re:What I want to know is

[Anonymous Coward]

Because Facebook is dumb?

Re:What I want to know is

[spliffington]

I would have to guess because facebook would like to know what site the user visits, how long they were there, and to take a moment to download their browser history and config.