We’re glad to announce an update to our Digg This button. You used to need different tools to provide links on your site to submit content to Digg versus buttons to Digg content you’ve already submitted. Our new Digg This button has finally been given a brain to do both!
It’s smart enough to detect whether your link is a Digg permalink or a URL and whether or not the content exists on Digg already. If it exists, you’ll get the familiar yellow Digg box with a real-time Digg count to suggest visitors Digg your story. If the story doesn’t exist yet on Digg, the first person to click on the Digg It link will be walked through the submission process.
You’re now also able to do a few other visual things with the button. You can change the background color to match your site better. You can also choose an alternative new compact format, which has a smaller profile. It’s better if you want to have multiple Digg This buttons on a page, for example.
There’s also a super simple option for those not interested in bells and whistles. Drop the code on your site as is, and that page will instantly be Diggable!
For all of the details and new options, check out the full set of details with samples on [digg.com]
Brian