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