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Reddit - A Quick Overview
Reddit was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian. It was later bought by Conde Nast Publications. Reddit operates out of San Francisco and functions as a social news aggregation site where users can discover and share new content through customizable subreddits on various topics. Users can also vote on posts and comments to determine their popularity through a karma points system.
Reddit - A Quick Overview
- 1. reddit “The Front Pageof the Internet” Alyssa Copeland FIT 1000
- 2. History of reddit OFounded in June 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian O Bought out by Conde Nast Publications in 2006 O Currently runs out of San Francisco O Created to discover new articles and websites O Intended for users who want their news all in one place and for those who want to share/explore their interests 3/18/2022 Alyssa Copeland - reddit 2
- 4. Getting to Know TheLingo 3/18/2022 Alyssa Copeland - reddit 4 Oreddit OSubreddits OReddiquette OCake Day OReddit Gold Othread OMods ORepost OXpost OMultireddits
- 5. Karma and Votes Popular Posts/Comments AreUpvoted Negative Posts/Comments Are Downvoted 3/18/2022 Alyssa Copeland - reddit 5
- 6. Your Personalized HomePage 3/18/2022 Alyssa Copeland - reddit 6
- 7. Examples of Subreddits OBonsai O Movie Suggestions O I Am A O Game of Thrones O Classic Rage O Magic Sky Fairy 3/18/2022 Alyssa Copeland - reddit 7
- 9. Works Cited O Chang,JON M. "Reddit Banned 'Find Navy Yard Shooters' Group." ABC News. ABC News Network, 17 Sept. 2013. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. O Jauregui, Andres. "Georgia Teacher Fired After Allegedly Posting 'CreepShots' Photo Of Student To Reddit (VIDEO)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 27 Sept. 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. O Jbeck. "Glossary of Reddit Terms and Abbreviations." Www.moreadvertising.com. And FurtherMORE, 7 Dec. 2012. Web. 20 Sept. 2013. O The Verge. "Futurama, Reddit, Homeland, and This American Life." YouTube. YouTube, 22 Apr. 2013. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. O Warner, Andrew. "Learn From Proven Entrepreneurs." Mixergy. Mixergy, 4 June 2009. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. 3/18/2022 Alyssa Copeland - reddit 9
Editor's Notes
- #3 Back in 2005, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian drove up to Harvard to see Paul Graham give a speech on “How to Start a Start-Up”. Inspired by him, they were able to sit down with Graham and lay out their idea for what would eventually become reddit. With the seed money from Graham’s company, Y Combinator, the two young entrepreneurs set out to fill a void that RSS feeds only attempted to cover.
- #4 Anonymity is a big draw for the website, while also a hurdle (more on that later in presentation). Also, it is relatively independent of other social media sites, but works with other sponsors for special offers through Reddit Gold.
- #5 Reddit gold – offers special features (points out new comments in thread, notifications when username is tagged, turn off ads, and special offers from sponsors – UPS, several online clothing retailers, cookies, Reddit Gifts)
- #6 Troll – someone who posts offensive material to get downvoted Lurker – someone who views a post without commenting or voting
- #7 Guide through how to sign up for own reddit
- #8 Other fun reddits include r/vinyls, r/nosleep, and r/explainlikeim5
- #9 Offensive subreddits include r/jailbait, r/gore, r/theredpill, and r/creepshots. Although, in good news, a Georgia teacher was fired last year after he posted a “creepshot” of one of his students on the subreddit. Other redditors (including one who knew the girl) reported him to the school and local authorities.