Here is a condensed version of what Kevin Rose & Jay Adelson confirmed as being some of the core elements used in determining the ranking (could substitute relevance here) for a story on digg. Again, these are my personal notes from our meeting with them and hopefully this will make it fairly clear what parts the “machine” looks for on new stories and user diggs. Also, if you know anything about seo, then all of this will sound a bit familiar. Digg is now where Google was circa 1999.

Everyday, hundreds and millions of Internet users access the tidings in search of something they need or want. In the earlier days, users had a much easier time locating just exactly what they sought because very few online entities were in judgment, and they offered very little services. Consequent…