a Popular Websites for Beginners Overview
What is Reddit?
Reddit is a bookmark/link community. The main purpose is to submit links and then you can comment, rate them up, or rate them down. It's also known as a social news site [Definition: A social news site is where users submit news (or links) and where they rank on the front page is determined by popularity instead of relativity or content].Reddit has a lot of subreddits [Definition: Topics, i.e. 'Technology" "World News", etc.] to which content is posted.
Who uses Reddit?
Reddit is mostly used by Young Adults, of which most of them are male. If you're interested in knowing more statistics, there is a fun Prezi you can go through with more breakdowns [Link to "Who uses Reddit?"]What can I do with Reddit?
- Bookmark/Submit Links
- Comment on submitted Links
- Vote Up/Down Links
How do I get started?
You go to reddit.com and create an account. Creating an account is easy and does not require an active email account to use. Once you have created an account, you can start submitting links.For more information
Online Resources:- Know Your Meme: Reddit http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/reddit
- About.com's Reddit Article http://websearch.about.com/od/blogsforumssocialsites/qt/reddit.htm
- Reddit's FAQ http://www.reddit.com/help/faq
About Popular Websites for Beginners series
Popular Websites for Beginners is our bi-weekly series that highlights a trending or popular website. We'll give you an overview of the website and resources to learn more about it. If you have a specific website you want us to highlight, drop us a comment!For more posts in this series, click on the 'Popular Websites for Beginners series' tag below!
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