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The also have the highest "daily time on site" of all the sites on the list by a good amount. (15m vs 10+m for runner-up Facebook) That said, are these numbers reliable? And: Don't a lot of people visit FB via an app? I assume that's not counted here.
Same could be same for Reddit, and their app ecosystem.
I’m really surprised Yahoo is #7, I thought Yahoo was all but dead.
Also, all the spyware/malware/adware seems to be wrappers around a Yahoo search for some reason.
It blows my mind that Facebook is even top 5. Do people actually spend time on the site?
Reddit works because it’s anonymous, information-dense and relatively ad-free. Change any one of those three and the user base will abandon you. It’s been Reddit’s dilemma since the beginning: you can’t monetize a toxic user base that has total freedom. Sure you can try to drive away the toxic users, but it turns out that those toxic users are also pretty influential in non-toxic aspects. I’m still skeptical of Reddi…
I have recently created a software package and wanted a forum to have my users post "fun" stuff that is not strictly technical since it's sort of a hobby. I have decided that it is way too tedious to host my own forums, so I chose a middle ground that is to create a subreddit. It is working out pretty well. There are be several reasons that hosting a forum/fanclub on Reddit is better than on Facebook. Facebook mandat…
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When you say the majority vs the minority, what do you mean? edit: To Clarify, which groups are you labeling as such?
It means different things in different contexts. For instance in r/southafrica there is a majority of Afrikaaners on the subreddit despite being a minority (10%) of the country. Any anti-Afrikaaner content is quickly dismissed and downvoted. In r/TwoXChromosome engaging in any discussion on the wage gap as a function of anything other than sexism is met with downvotes. In any majority US subreddit conservative posts…
I'm not surprised by its popularity; it's a headline-surfers paradise, one in which you get feel good points for displays of virtue or shitposting easily digested content in an era of unparalleled narcissism and shortened attention spans.
All is not lost though; as the steaming pile of defecation of the internet it serves effectively in attracting and distracting basically those who would otherwise pollute the greater internet community with their presence.
So congrats, Reddit, I guess.
1) Most Facebook users use the app, not the website, which Alexa doesn't track (Which is also why Facebook doesn't fear commonly used ad blockers).
2) Alexa uses a number of metrics to rank sites, including pages visited. Reddit users load many more individual pages than FB users.
In reality, Reddit is nowhere near close to the traffic and engagement leviathan that is Facebook.
tell me again how Alexa even gets this data these days? I mean ages ago it was thru sketchy browser addon toolbars etc, but seriously how many are installed now? Never really trusted their numbers