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*[http://www.folksonomy.org/2007/02/interview_with_alexis_ohanian/ Interview with Reddit II] - Interview with Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit. |
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*[http://mattsparkes.org/blog/?p=19 Interview - Alexis Ohanian, reddit Co-Founder] - Interview with Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit. |
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*[http://tivate.com/interviews/interview-alexis-ohanian-leader-alien-social-revolution Interview with Alexis Ohanian - Leader of the Alien Social Revolution] - June 2008 |
*[http://tivate.com/interviews/interview-alexis-ohanian-leader-alien-social-revolution Interview with Alexis Ohanian - Leader of the Alien Social Revolution] - on Tivate.com, June 2008 |
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| reddit front page on October 1, 2006 | |
Type of site | News aggregation site |
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| Owner | Condé Nast Publications |
| Created by | Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian |
| URL | www.reddit.com |
| Commercial | yes |
| Registration | Free |
Reddit (also reddit) is a social news website on which users can post links to content on the web. Other users may then vote the posted links up or down, causing them to appear more or less prominently on the Reddit home page.
The site has discussion areas in which users may discuss the posted links and vote for or against others' comments. When there are enough votes against a given comment, it will not be displayed by default, although a reader can display it through a link or preference. Users who submit articles which other users like and subsequently "vote up" receive "karma" points as a reward for submitting interesting articles.
Reddit also includes several topical sections called "subreddits", which focus on specific topics, such as programming, science, NSFW, and politics. There are dozens of subreddits.[1]
The Reddit logo changes for various holidays and often for no reason, paying homage to Star Wars, classic video games, and geek culture in general.
Although Reddit is not moderated by its owners, the Reddit developers have built a system to aid with curtailing spam, which works based on the "reports" of users.
History
Reddit was founded by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in 2005, then 22-year-old graduates of the University of Virginia.[2] It received its initial funding from Y Combinator. The team expanded to include Christopher Slowe and Aaron Swartz in 2005. Aaron Swartz joined in late January 2006 as part of the company's merger with Swartz's Infogami.[3] The combined company was known as "not a bug". Condé Nast Publications, owner of Wired, acquired not a bug on 31 October, 2006.[4]
References
- ^ reddits
- ^ Adams, Richard (2005-12-08). "reddit.com". The Guardian. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Swartz, Aaron (February 27, 2006). "Introducing Infogami". Infogami. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Arrington, Michael (October 31, 2006). "Breaking news: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires reddit". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
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External links
- Official site
- think you've reddit all? - Alexis's blog (the logo artist).
- Interview with Reddit - Interview with Steve Huffman, co-founder of reddit.
- Interview with Reddit II - Interview with Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit.
- Interview - Alexis Ohanian, reddit Co-Founder - Interview with Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of reddit.
- Interview with Alexis Ohanian - Leader of the Alien Social Revolution - on Tivate.com, June 2008