Before the explosion of the information age the ratings by Digest from years back (15-20 years ago and even more) was THE source for what existed in so many different locales.
Credit Ron Whitten for doing so much in expanding the info that was available through the various panelists and for the magazine to expand upon what was first unveiled back in 1966 when the first listing, if memory serves, appeared.
However, the cutting edge info is no longer the domain of Digest or any other magazine for that matter.
The chatter one receives from this site and I might add others (myself included) get from credible non-raters scattered around the USA is far more timely and often time much more detailed than what Digest or any other pub delivers.
Digest is likely still thought by Joe and Jane Sixpack for being cutting edge but the reality is far different for those really passionae types who want a good deal more info than what's provided.
Just my two cents worth ...