@randfish – Will definitely check out news.ycombinator.com. I know just enough programming to be a danger to myself and others, (more a programming groupie than a programmer) so “techy” should be right up my alley.

@Bob S – I still scratch my head when I read people talking about “Digg’s great UI.” Good to hear I’m not alone.

@Gab – Will have to ponder your first point a little, but I personally thing it’s going to be the way they handle Topics and Groups. Basically, it’s default setting is to filter out everything except what you’re most likely to be interested in.

For example, I’m not a huge fan of politics. Because of the way I’ve setup my profile, I rarely see political stories–even though plenty of them are submitted. I’d have to go looking for them.

I agree completely about SEOmoz! Which is why I have to sign off now and apologize to my husband for letting a REALLY inappropriate word fly out of my mouth in front of our son, upon seeing my first comment was from Rand…

- What’s Mixx’s differentiator? I’ve yet to see anyone put that clearly.
-SEOmoz have a great community.
-I’m a guy, and pretty is important to me too!
-You need to be in SEW’s forums, because they have very knowledgeable, helpful people there. I’ve heard and seen great things at Cre8asite too, but am not a regular.