Reddit, what?! Is that a newly discovered animal or something? It is actually yet another social news website that was bought by Conde Nast, the owner of Wired and other magazines/websites. This section will help you navigate through the ins and outs of Reddit.
Political Backlash on Reddit
Written by David Chen on November 12, 2007 | 10 comments
Unlike Digg, Reddit allows its users to submit pages from the Reddit.com URL. Often this leads to wildly popular headlines that are simply criticisms of Reddit and its voting system. While the efficacy of these critiques is debatable, it has certainly fostered a degree of openness that is very difficult to find on Digg. Today we take a look at one particular form of backlash brewing against the culture of Reddit.
How Conde Nast is Using Reddit
Written by Muhammad Saleem on October 1, 2007 | 1 comment
Over the past few months it has become clearer how Conde Nast plans to integrate Reddit functionality into his extensive media empire. Still, was the purchase worth it?
The Reddit New Page - A Great Source of Traffic
Written by David Chen on August 22, 2007 | 28 comments
For many websites, Digg has become the de facto site for submitting content in an attempt at driving traffic. Today we take a look at an underappreciated source of traffic and a great resource or anyone interested in social news: The Reddit New page (yes, not the front-page).
What Content Reddit Users Are Clicking On
Written by Muhammad Saleem on July 26, 2007 | 4 comments
People like to dump Digg, Netscape, and Reddit all in one basket and label then as "social news sites". In reality, however, not all these sites are the same, and not all of then are as news driven as others would have you believe.
Redditing Reddit Advertisements
Written by Muhammad Saleem on June 20, 2007 | 2 comments
Reddit is relatively new to the whole 'generating revenue through advertisements' business model. Until the socially driven news site was acquired by Conde Nast Publications, the site was completely ad free. Even though the site does have ads now, until recently, they came with an interesting social-minded twist.
Let Friends Help You Get on Reddit
Written by Neil Patel on March 5, 2007 | 2 comments
Reddit is one of the most difficult social sites to get your content popular on. It can drive thousands of visitors to websites and hundreds of links, but the question is how can you get to the top of the homepage so you can get the traffic and links?
Please Don't: Linkjack!
Written by Muhammad Saleem on March 5, 2007 | 1 comment
While I have been reading content and voting for it on Reddit for a while now, I only recently began reading and moderating the comments on the site. If you surf the site enough, you will inevitably run into talk of 'linkjacking'. So what is this linkjacking and why is it so bad?
What's Popular on Reddit?
Written by Muhammad Saleem on March 2, 2007 | 3 comments
I have had a particularly hard time determining what content will become popular on Reddit. While some argue that Redditers like Politics, others argue that Science is king. But sometimes, the content that becomes popular can completely catch you off-guard.
