Hey Newsheads! Can Ya Digg It?

A Yahoo! News story about Digg.com a technology news site where readers can decide what should be a front page stories was the jumping off point for today's medianote. On Digg.com, readers can recommend (or "Digg") their favorite stories to get them linked onto the site or, better yet, make the front page. It's a little like getting everyone you know to go to your web site so that it will get more prominent play on Google.

This medianote generated some extra discussion because Digg will soon branch out into more general types of news. Should editors or readers make the call on what goes on the front page of an online news site? And what other media could this consumer-preference model be applied to? (I'm sure students would like it if they got to vote on what questions will be on the next test.)