Another much-requested feature has returned to Digg, as the social news site looks to recover from the version 4 fiasco: the bury button. The button -- which is essentially the opposite of the “Digg” button and helps push a story out of the system -- appears to be live on all stories.
Digg founder Kevin Rose hinted that the feature might be coming back in a tweet last month, and newly appointed CEO Matt Williams recently apologized to users for the botched version 4 launch and promised many of the features that users loved about the old Digg -- including the bury button -- would be making a comeback.
The company has been in a tailspin since the launch of version 4 back in August, with traffic deteriorating, key executives leaving and a large round of staff cuts. At this point, the focus at Digg seems to be squarely on stopping the bleeding and appeasing the community that helped the site grow to a valuation of north of $200 million in its heyday.