I've submitted a lot of stories to Digg both for content on my own sites and for general stories that would be of interest to the digg readership. I have failed to ever get beyond 10 diggs for anything that i've submitted. Do you guys think that you need to be an established member on there with a bunch of friends digging your stories or does a genuine story really rise to the top without it being pushed by your friends diggs. I know the obvious question here is going to be how good was the content that I submitted and my answer is that in my opinion it's just as good as the stuff that makes the front page on a daily basis. Does anybody use digg as an effective marketing tool for their site?