Digg once described itself as “the homepage of the internet,” but a poorly-received redesign in 2010 saw many of its users migrate instead to Reddit, and it was sold for parts within two years. An attempted reboot this year didn’t last long, failing for a spectacularly ironic reason, but the platform is back for a third attempt – and you can get early access today … A quick recap Digg was essentially a social news site. Both editors and users could post links, and users would then upvote them (“digg”) or downvote them (“bury”).  A key feature was that other sites could embed those digg buttons, allowing users to vote on links even without visiting the site itself. The site was essentially killed by a combination of an unpopular update, widespread manipulation, and the growing popularity of  Facebook  – whose Like and Share buttons proved more popular.…