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 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
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
Signing up
Submitting Links
Submitting Links
Submitting Links
Choose eye-catchingheadlines (but don’tmislead people!)
Submitting TextUse for askreddit, askscience, or posting questions in other subreddits (e.g. questions about career advice in r/Libraries)
Adding Topics - SubredditsWhen 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
Default subreddits• funny
• pics
• announcements
• blog
• AskReddit
• worldnews
• gaming
• politics
• science
• WTF
• IAmA
• videos
• technology
• Music
• todayilearned (TIL)
• atheism
• AdviceAnimals
• aww
• movies
• bestof
Reddit’s Gift ExchangeLargest in the
world
Last count - 93 countries, 11,000 participants
Two major exchanges – Secret Santa and Arbitrary Day (June 25)
r/Libraries
Reddit Rules and “Reddiquette”
Don’t spam
Don’t manipulate votes
Don’t post personal information
Don’t break the site
Mobile redditMobile Browser
Interface iPhone App
Mobile reddit
Mobile reddit
Android AppsBacon Reader Reddionic
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
Questions?