Digg this photo-op we stumbled upon!

Talk about a power summit. Tonight was the Digg party at the Pure Volume Ranch. Mark Cuban was there, bands played, free booze was served. But the most fascinating moment was when the head honchos from Reddit, StumbleUpon and Digg all got together, shook hands, and posed for a picture or two.

Here on the last night of SXSW Interactive, it was very sweet (truly) to see three young competitors, all of whom have excellent Web presences, acting civil and professional toward one another. Kevin Rose (second from the right) was a gentleman and a gracious host to Alexis Ohanian (far left), co-founder of Reddit; and Garrett Camp (second from the left), founder & chief product officer of StumbleUpon.

All three sites help funnel huge amounts of traffic throughout the Web by allowing their users to vote on  the most interesting and important stories of the moment. The ultra democracy where one user gets one vote has become a revolution in the Web 2.0 era. Although Digg has become the leader in regards to numbers of users (and therefore influence), Reddit and StumbleUpon aren't far behind, which made this meeting an interesting one, indeed.

Update: (more pics from the Digg party after the jump)

Digg founder Kevin Rose with Mark Cuban, perhaps best known for his participation in "Dancing With the Stars"

Several bands played in the front of the "Shindigg"

Open bar with beer, wine, and mixed drinks

Unofficial tshirt of the night

— Photos and story by Tony Pierce

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