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Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by cpach »

fshbbdssbbgdd wrote: post #336
Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #161

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Yes, this. Google and Facebook make it super easy to advertise. Whenever I've tried to advertise on Reddit, nothing shows up, I have no idea why, and the advertising UI gives me no clues.

I’m feeling bad for some unknown director at Reddit when their boss reads this thread.

Ultimately it’s the board and the CEO that’s responsible for such an important issue. So if they are not already aware of it then I’m not really sure they are in a position to blame someone under them in the org chart.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by lmm »

mike_d wrote: post #401
michannne wrote: post #252

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Simple fix: allow users to save video only if logged in (could prime with a CTA). Right now you cant save any video from reddit, not just nsfw, not even from the app. This would incentivize people to create an account since its easier and less shady than content grabbing sites. If they want they can even limit to the app which would at least have an impact on boosting app users

Reply to a video with a comment mentioning u/savevideo and you'll get a response in a few minutes with a link. I think Reddit Enhancement Suite might also have an option for adding a download link. As for an official paid feature: as soon as they start collecting money for video related features, the video creators will start circling for their cut of the revenue.

> Reply to a video with a comment mentioning u/savevideo and you'll get a response in a few minutes with a link.

Not anymore, they've banned it.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by trophycase »

techrat wrote: post #262
Allower wrote: post #15

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And then you would see a mass exodus of users..

I'd argue that the majority of the users that made the site worth using have already left.

As someone who left the site a year/year and a half ago. I agree ;)

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by ahtihn »

colinmhayes wrote: post #221
paulcole wrote: post #217

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>People are going to those specialized communities to get real information from real users, not lies and misinformation (ads and marketing). Those specialized communities will cease to exist without something funding them. Either users get ready to get out their wallets or get used to ads and marketing (which are not wholly lies and misinformation). And more importantly remember it's Reddit's choice how users pay, no…

I'm not sure that's true. No one is paying the moderators currently. It's not like hosting costs of a forum are that high. Not that difficult to migrate all your users to a competing service if the community is un happy with the monetization scheme.

Migrating might not be that hard. Retaining existing users and attracting new users is much harder.

For niche topics I tend to add "reddit" to google search queries, because there's a high likelihood of finding actual information. If those subreddits move to other services, they may not even show up in the sea of blogspam results.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by trophycase »

mdoms wrote: post #185
dcolkitt wrote: post #16

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The gems on Reddit are almost all small subreddits with a community feel. I'd be virtually certain that its high user engagement is primarily driven by users who've matched into smaller subreddits that closely align with their interests. The big, default subreddits are largely wastelands. But Reddit the platform seems to entirely ignore this dynamic. New users are dropped into the default subreddits, and there's very…

I hear this a lot but I've never found a good small subreddit either. Perhaps there's a discoverability problem but I'll be damned if I can find one of these mythical small subreddits with a great community I keep hearing about. For example I love Formula 1. But the /r/formula1 subreddit (1.6 million subscribers) is absolute unmitigated trash. There are decent articles posted there, but the comments are a total waste…

Discord lol. If you want quality discussion you're not going to find it on reddit. Mostly the same regurgitated ideas said a thousand times on every post.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by ramraj07 »

TeeMassive wrote: post #370
ramraj07 wrote: post #333

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Chodi is like the Indian version of TheDonald so no wonder. Not that /r/India is neutral either. Stop going to politics subs and you’ll be fine?

"Stop using the website in the way it was intended; you must learn the bias of each subs or get banned. And by the way criticizing the bias of mods will also get you banned"

Been on that website for a decade, and being political was not its intention. It’s been established time and again that Reddit is not full free speech, they will ban (what they consider to be) harmful subreddits. That’s the expected outcome in Reddit. The only reason Chodi isn’t banned is because the admins probably don’t give a crap about Indian sub (just 60k members) and half the stuff written there is in broken illiterate hinglish anyway so they probably can’t even police that.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by alexgmcm »

spookthesunset wrote: post #332
warning26 wrote: post #171

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Eh, I'd say most of the hardcore Reddit users have both old.reddit as well as an Ad Blocker, so I'm guessing that slightly better ad configuration tools wouldn't adversely impact the longtime users too much. As for other users, they are already seeing incredibly random and irrelevant ads. Seeing actual photography themed ads on a photography themed forum doesn't seem that bad IMO (provided that they are clearly marke…

Naw. The new Reddit design is much nicer than the old. There, I said it. It is much easier to use. It took them a while to iron out the bugs but it is way better. Now their new mobile app video player… ho boy…..

I really dislike the new design, it feels super-bloated like it's trying to be a social app (and indeed they force the awful Reddit app on you too).

I use Reddit Enhancement Suite and the old design and I find it far superior. It feels more compact and efficient, like HN.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by alexgmcm »

initplus wrote: post #123
dcolkitt wrote: post #9

On a visitor perspective, this seems undervalued. This is a 50% or more discount to the market-cap/unique visitor ratio of Twitter, Snap, and Facebook.[1] And all the stats I've seen indicate much higher user engagement and time on site for Reddit compared to the other social platforms. The biggest issue is of course that their monetization is horrible. Like 95% lower per user than the other socials.[2] So the real q…

One thing that they do not seem to be taking advantage of is how specialized many of their communities are. It seems primed for letting advertisers target to specific audiences, but as a user I don't really feel like the ads I get are targeted to what I read at all? Maybe I am uninformed but it seems like an advertising goldmine that hasn't been taken advantage of. If you are a PC components retailer, users of /r/bui…

Yeah, it's weird as if I'm browsing /r/buildapc I wouldn't even mind seeing relevant ads - same for stuff like /r/books etc.

It does seem like a huge missed opportunity.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by throwayws »

fshbbdssbbgdd wrote: post #336
Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #161

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Yes, this. Google and Facebook make it super easy to advertise. Whenever I've tried to advertise on Reddit, nothing shows up, I have no idea why, and the advertising UI gives me no clues.

I’m feeling bad for some unknown director at Reddit when their boss reads this thread.

They are probably too busy fighting against their own users and subreddits that keep them afloat. Too much ideology in there to make sense, business wise.

Re: Reddit raises $410M in new funding

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Post by keewee7 »

1024core wrote: post #312

Reddit is on its way down. It's been overrun by power-tripping mods, and there's no way to appeal a perma-ban ! I've been banned from /r/india for just commenting on another sub (/r/chodi, which was recommended by the app itself!); banned from /r/worldnews for disagreeing with the herd. The moment a decent, democratic discussion forum comes along, I'll jump ship to it.

I'm a Danish guy who has never posted anything on r/India but I was banned from both r/worldnews and r/India for calling out the racism against Indians on r/worldnews.
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