REDDIT
Background
By definition Reddit is a social news
website where the registered users submit content in the form of either a link
or a text "self" post. Other users then vote the submission
"up" or "down", which is used to rank the post and determine
its position on the site's pages and front page. It is based in San Francisco,
California. It was founded by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, then acquired
by Conde Nast Publications, which then split it with Advance Publications.
How It Works
The website consists of many
registered users who can view and submit
entries on bulletin board system. Entries are organized into areas of interest
called subreddits. Users can choose to view multiple subreddits together on
their frontpage. This is an example of a post.
Popular posts are higher up
on the board. The ranking system of reddit isn’t very complicated and is open
source. It can be read in detail at http://amix.dk/blog/post/19588,
But basically
1.
Submission time is a very important
parameter, generally newer stories will rank higher than older
2.The first 10 upvotes count as high as the next 100. E.g. a story
that has 10 upvotes and a story that has 50 upvotes will have a similar ranking
3. 3. Controversial stories that get
similar amounts of upvotes and downvotes will get a low ranking compared to
stories that mainly get up-votes.
Relevance and How It can
Change the World
Reddit is one of the worlds
best examples of a website allowing large numbers of people to freely interact
on topics of their choice. It lets people who want to say something, say it to
everyone and anyone who wants to listen can freely listen to anyone of their
choice; and of course by listen I mean read.
Reddit has started a new type
of culture based on the World Wide Web. People who regularly reddit are part of
this meta culture, where people are truly free to talk to who they like and act
like what they want. Reddit is something that finally allows proper
communication on a large scale. No view can be influenced as there are a
massive number of people checking for validity and giving their opinions.
Reddit was one of the best ways to raise awareness of SOPA and the rally to
restore sanity.
To add to the massive
communication base, redditors enjoy many inside jokes, know of many personal
life changing stories and get the opportunity to talk to some important people.
Very educational if you ask me, However, nothing can beat the University of
reddit (an initiative towards online education) that is currently building up
to reach its full potential.
Websites like reddit is where
the future of communication lies, not between governments or politians but
between the regular people of the world.
Sources -
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit
- http://amix.dk/blog/post/19588
- http://www.reddit.com
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