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Sharing and Finding Content with Reddit

Sharing and Finding Content with Reddit. Agenda. What is reddit ? Background Who uses reddit ? Navigating reddit How to sign up Submitting links Mobile apps Why use reddit ?. What is r eddit ?. Social news/social network Founded in 2005

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Sharing and Finding Content with Reddit

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  1. Sharing and Finding Content with Reddit

  2. Agenda • What is reddit? • Background • Who uses reddit? • Navigating reddit • How to sign up • Submitting links • Mobile apps • Why use reddit?

  3. What is reddit? • Social news/social network • Founded in 2005 • “Redditors” post links & comments, which other redditors vote up or down • 8,500+ active communities with at least 100 subscribers

  4. Who uses reddit? • 35-45 million unique visitors • 3.5 billion page views in September • Alexa page rank: 65th in US, 137th globally • Around 80% male, 20% female (although varies wildly by subreddit) • Majority in the 18-24 range, have a household income below $20,000, have some college

  5. Signing up

  6. Submitting Links

  7. Submitting Links

  8. Submitting Links Choose eye-catching headlines (but don’t mislead people!)

  9. Submitting Text Use for askreddit, askscience, or posting questions in other subreddits (e.g. questions about career advice in r/Libraries)

  10. Adding Topics - Subreddits • When you subscribe to a subreddit, its top posts will show up on your front page • Subreddits with more subscribers will typically end up higher on your front page than smaller subreddits. • Many technology-related subreddits

  11. Default subreddits • funny • pics • announcements • blog • AskReddit • worldnews • gaming • politics • science • WTF • IAmA • videos • technology • Music • todayilearned (TIL) • atheism • AdviceAnimals • aww • movies • bestof

  12. Reddit’s Gift Exchange • Largest in the world • Last count - 93 countries, 11,000 participants • Two major exchanges – Secret Santa and Arbitrary Day (June 25)

  13. r/Libraries

  14. Reddit Rules and “Reddiquette” • Don’t spam • Don’t manipulate votes • Don’t post personal information • Don’t break the site

  15. Mobile reddit Mobile Browser Interface iPhone App

  16. Mobile reddit

  17. Mobile reddit

  18. Android Apps Bacon Reader Reddionic

  19. Why use reddit? • “The front page of the Internet” • Find sites that are “off the beaten path” • Crowdsource your news • Help crowdsource other’s news • Start your own subreddit! • Social impact

  20. Questions?

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