Natural A-Lists, or How Digg is Like the Blogosphere

Fred Stutzman in his analytical post about Digg has made a curious observation indeed. We have seen strong evidence about the Digg gangs and Digg mafia, and it is no longer democratic by the way it is run now.
Without a question, this occurs. Diggers do band together and form cartels, somewhat limiting access to story promotion. However, what if this behavior was purely a function of the network, and not something more sinister?
Thousands of stories are submitted to Digg each day, more than any one person could read. As a result, Digg...
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