There's a difference between monetizing traffic and bastardizing content (though I'll be the first to admit I'm not readily familiar with Digg's community.) I

There's a difference between monetizing traffic and bastardizing content (though I'll be the first to admit I'm not readily familiar with Digg's community.) I think there's still a pretty big niche to be filled with genuine high-quality news aggregation. Even if they were to nuke Digg and start anew, having that existing userbase is a big advantage.