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Oboy
Social Media. It’s what he does. Across different networks, he reads, writes, eats, sleeps, and crochets social media. He knows that sometimes he might be considered “over-active” submitting 5-10 stories a day, but there’s just too much good content out there to slow down.
In the real world, JD Rucker is a writer and marketing consultant by trade, a father of 3 and a husband to a woman who is much better at StumbleUpon than he is. Living in the OC — southern California often beckons them to venture forth into the sun. If it weren’t for that, he’d probably submit 10-15 stories a day.
His Contact Details
0boy on Twitter
0boy on Friendfeed
0boy on StumbleUpon
0boy on Reddit
JD Rucker on NowPublic
DiffeeOnline on Mixx
DiffeeOnline on Propeller
Social News Central
Soshable
Social News Watch
Noozeez
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frooo
Mark Lancaster (frooo) is the relative newcomer to the social media scene but has made enough of a splash to get noticed by some of the bigger and more experienced users. He hails from sunny Perth in the western part of Australia.
Mark may not submit as many stories as some of the other more experienced Digg users does, but you can often find Mark in the upcoming sections of Digg, burying stories that are clearly spam and helping to keep Digg a better place.
His contact details
Mark on Digg
Mark on Twitter
Mark on Friendfeed
Mark Lancaster’s personal blog
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Gbarberi
Gerard is late coming into the world of Social Media, having only started participating late 2007. Since joining, he’s been captivated by the democratic and participatory nature of the new medium (or, at least the possibilities of). He now spends most of his spare time surfing the web and contributing to the whole of social media and sites like Digg, Mixx, and NewsTrust in any way possible. In fact, his television now sits unplugged and collecting dust.
Gerard enjoys digging and mixxing in the deepest parts of the queue, visiting the front pages rarely and only out of mild curiosity. When not on the web, he studies to complete his degree in the areas of social research and political thought. He earns his paycheck by assisting in the administration of the IT infrastructure of a small, but growing test prep company.
His contact details
Gerard Barberi’s Blog
Gbarberi on Digg
Gbarberi on Mixx
Gbarberi on NewsTrust
Gbarberi on Twitter
Profile on Social News Central
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Urgo
Whether you know him as Urgo, FirstDigg, or Jason, you’ll find him in most places online these days. In terms of Social Media specifically, Urgo is a Slashdot convert that has been following Digg as a reader & Digger for over three years, however only been submitting (as FirstDigg) since late 2007. When not digging or submitting, Urgo also spends his time making videos for YouTube, creating tools for Digg, and chatting it up on IRC and Twitter.
His contact Details
Urgo on YouTube
FirstDigg on Digg
Social Media Twitter Account
Twitter account for everything else
SocialBlade - Digg Tools
FirstDigg’s Social News Central Profile


