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From time to time at Digg we see speculation on our traffic based on "estimated data," and ominous prognostication of what it means.

We’ve been spending most of our time working on the Newsrooms Beta, but it’s not all we’re working on. Today we wanted to share our latest updates to My News. Starting from humble roots, My News has grown from a chronological list of your friends’ stories to a rich blend of stories your friends are interacting with and top content from Newsrooms you’ve joined.

We’re also adding an activity feed to My News.

A look at top stories Dugg, Shared and Liked from Oct 4-Nov 4 2011

Yesterday was election day for US voters.

It's been a month since we launched the Digg Newsrooms beta and we’re getting used to the new ride.

So far we’ve seen good things. Unique visitors to Digg have increased, Newsroom traffic has grown by 4x and visitors coming to a news story via Facebook and Twitter are returning on a regular basis to find interesting stories.

But like any beta, we want to iterate on a number of things to get them right. Specifically in helping readers discover content they care about.

We've always valued your feedback on Digg and now we want to make it easier to share your thoughts and get your questions answered.

We are excited to announce that the Digg IOS App 2.1 is now available with support for Newsrooms, commenting on stories and several other improvements.

This month marked the loss of one of the greatest innovators of all time.

Several weeks ago we announced the launch of Digg Newsrooms, which represents our next step towards creating tools for finding the best news. We've received a tremendous amount of feedback from loyal users and new users alike, and many more improvements and fixes are in the pipeline.

Today we're opening the Beta to all users!

Digg Newsrooms are still in Beta, so please continue sending us your suggestions and feedback! If you're the excitable type, you can dive right into Digg Newsrooms, or you can read below for a discussion on the new features which comprise them.

This post will discuss:

• The Digg Newsroom homepage,
• the Front Page and Newswire pages in Newsrooms,
• how awards work,
• the how and the why of Newsroom activity feeds, and
• when stories show a Newsroom header.

Let's take a look at the details.

We are happy to say that the Digg App 2.0 is now available in the Apple App Store. An iPhone app has been one the most frequently requested products from Digg users and we're glad to be back with an improved version.

Today we’re introducing the next step in finding the best news– Digg Newsrooms.