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Digg to launch image section in October

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People like pictures. Nothing new there. But people are also the backbone of social news sites like Digg and Reddit. And it's becoming increasingly clear that neither site is very visual. The front pages of both sites are filled with text links -- even if those links point to pictures.

Users have resorted to writing (PIC) next to headlines to let you know what lies beneath the link. Yesterday we told you about a developer that got tired of waiting for Reddit to launch an image section. He launched his own site that grabs headlines from Reddit and places thumbnails next to them.

It looks like Digg has taken the cue and plans to roll out an image section in October. First Digg will add an "All" section next to the News, Videos, and Podcasts sections. That addition is due out "soon," which will pave the way for the image section.

[via Russell Heimlich]
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