Equinix Founder Hits It Big with Digg

Veteran data center executive Jay Adelson has hit the big time as the founder of Digg, the latest Web sensation, which is drawing comparisons to Slashdot as its swarms of readers overwhelm featured web links. Adelson, who was a co-founder and long-time executive at Equinix, has recently been interviewed by Business Week and Forbes about Digg's phenomenal success. At the end of October Digg received $2.8 million in funding from a group that included eBay founder Perre Omidyar and Netscape pioneer Marc Andreessen.

So what is Digg all about? It's an addictive site, and a great place to find the latest tech news. Bloggers and tech publications have found that it's an important traffic source, and are submitting their stories in hopes of boosting readership and ad displays. Business Week summarizes the process:

Many fast-growing web ventures hit a point where their success outstrips their infrastructure (TypePad is an obvious example). But in Adelson, Digg has a leader with an extraordinary understanding of peering and data centers, and how to scale a high-traffic operation. Look for continued growth for Digg.