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Digg publisher and chief revenue officer departs for start-up

Chas Edwards (pictured here), the publisher and chief revenue officer for Digg, the social news discovery service, is leaving the San Francisco company, according to sources.

The exec, who came to Digg in May of 2009 from Federated Media, will move to a start-up called Pixazza, a photo-tagging site for advertising, "by enabling consumers to simply mouse over images to learn more and see related products."

Edwards' title at Pixazza-which confirmed the move-will be as chief revenue officer and publisher development.

The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has garnered almost $18 million in funding from Google Ventures, CMEA … Read more