I love Digg.com, and believe that the idea behind it (users coming up with and filtering out good content) is really cool. So I was pretty excited to hear from Arne Fismen yesterday about a new Mac software tracking site he and his buddy Marcus have been working on over the past year.

The result is "iusethis.com", a website where Mac users can keep track of the latest software updates with a new (and pleasantly familiar) twist: iusethis also allows its users to claim "I use this" status on each app with a Digg-like clickable counter, and as a result, you can easily view the day's updates with the convenient filter of popularity.

Perhaps most promising? Arne and Marcus are currently implementing a powerful recommendation system based on these statistics. Eventually, iusethis will be able to very accurately recommend software by comparing your app collection with those of others. Sounds really cool, and I wish the best of luck to these two guys. If you find this interesting, be sure to check out the public beta, though to note, Arne has specifically asked you guys to resist submitting this to Digg for now.

It's been an amazing start for this blog with something like 50,000 visitors the first day, thanks in large part to the top ten list being featured in my three favorite tech sites. I guess this sets pretty high standards for what's to come in the future, but I think if you liked what you saw here today, you'll like what's to come. Seriously. Keep on coming.

Oh, and PS. For all of you Adium users who were disappointed in its absence in the top ten list, I think you'll enjoy a feature coming in a few days. (Oh, and give me a break, pop open the "about" window in your favorite chat app and see who comes up as a previous contributor. )

Thanks to everyone again!