What is Reddit? Reddit Review

Origin of the name

The name Reddit is a pun on “I read it.” The idea is that if you visit Reddit regularly, you won’t miss any important information on the site.

introduce

Users (also called redditors) can browse and submit links to content on the Internet or post their own original or user-submitted text. Other users can vote for the posted links as high or low, and the links with outstanding scores will be placed on the front page.

Common terms

Upvote: Give a thumbs up to someone else's post. If you find an article useful, upvoting it can make it more popular.

Downvote: Downvoting an article means that you think the article is meaningless.

Karma: The score you get on Reddit, which indicates the value of your links or comments in the community, and also represents your level on Reddit. The more likes you get on your posts and comments, the higher your karma value.

Reddit Gold: The premium version of Reddit, with many added features and help.

OP (Original poster): refers to the first person to post a message.

For example, if someone posts a picture, and the comment gets really long, he or she might say something like: OP, where did you get this picture? The original poster would know the comment was addressed to him or her, and not to another person.

TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read): Generally used in some long articles.

IRL (in real life): refers to in real life.

NSFW (Not Safe For Work): refers to content that is not suitable for opening in public places, usually appearing in the title of the article to remind readers.

TIL (Today I Learned): refers to what you have learned today, emphasizing or sharing some new knowledge.

AMA (Ask Me Anything): Used to invite others to ask questions. Generally, you first introduce yourself or your expertise, and then invite others to ask questions related to your introduction.

For example: I am a British person spending the week in rural France. AMA.

Repost: A post that has already been published.

Post detection rules

Redditquette is Reddit's monitoring system, which monitors the behavior of users on Reddit. Just like people in real life should follow etiquette, they should also follow Redditquette on Reddit. Because behind the anonymity of Reddit, it is easy to have verbal attacks, spam, sales and other bad behaviors.

Rulemaking and monitoring methods:

1. The group owner makes all the rules

2. Website "bots" automatically flag posts that violate the rules

3. Important information in the community will be notified

Development scale

In 2012, there were 40 million unique visitors and 37 billion page views.

Operational data released in 2013 showed that its user base reached 730 million. A report released by the Pew Research Center, an independent American polling organization, stated that 6 out of 100 adult Internet users are Reddit users, and its influence is astonishing.

On October 31, 2014, Reddit officially launched the crowdfunding platform Redditmade.

In 2015, Reddit saw 82.54 billion pageviews, 73.15 million commits, 725.85 million comments, and 6.89 billion uploads from its users.

According to Alexa Internet data, as of February 2018, Reddit has 542 million monthly visitors (234 million unique users), ranking it the 4th most visited website in the United States and worldwide, with 57.4% of its users coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 7.5%, and Canada at 6.3%.

Reddit deal requirements

The number of store feedback should not be less than 100.

The product rating should be no less than 4.0.

The number of reviews for this product is no less than 15.

Deals for different products and time periods will be sent to different sections.

Operating Rules

The official blog of reddit once proposed amazing operating rules, such as no advertising, no deliberate SEO, no forced registration, no promotional emails, no forced download of APP, etc.

References

• 1. Reddit development scale: Baidu Encyclopedia [cited on 2018-03-13T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. Reddit's ranking in Alexa: Alexa official website [reference date 2018-03-13T16:00:00.000Z]
• 3. Reddit comprehensive pageview data: Reddit official website [reference date 2018-03-13T16:00:00.000Z]