Last week, we floated the rutemor that Digg might buy CoRank, a website which helps companies build their own versions of the popular website where users vote on and discuss news headlines. CoRank CEO Rogelio Bernal Andreo issued a flat denial to TechCrunch that the companies had held talks. But now we hear Andreo has been furiously backpedaling on that claim. Why? Shortly after Andreo talked to TechCrunch, but before the story ran, talks between the companies started.

Digg is in talks to buy companies CoRank and Meneame, says the Social News Insider. Meneame is a popular Spanish-language Digg clone. On CoRank, users can set up their own versions of the headline discussion-and-ranking site based on topics of their own interest. Digg has not yet responded to requests for comment, though it's possible cofounder Kevin Rose is waiting for his hair to grow out before making any major announcements.