Reddit is a funny place. For those who don’t know, it is simply a set of forums where you can post links and comments. Reddit lets you vote things up/down so you can see what people find interesting. It calls itself the “front page of the internet”.
My brother-in-law has been urging me to look at Reddit for years. I logged in for the first time 3 months ago – about the same time I started this blog. Well, now I am hooked. The things you find here are funny, stupid, useful, good karma, and also real-time.
Funny Stuff
The majority of the stuff is college frat humor. Some of the tamer things . . .
- News anchor criticizing schools as being TWO easy for kids here
- Video of Mr. Bean and his hug-defense here
- Overprotective father blocking out the speedometer here
- No one uses Bing here
Good Karma
Not sure where this comes from, but there is a sense of community. People doing good things and passing it forward. Lots of fund-raising happens on Reddit.
- Story about a nephew who asks the community to mail letters to his uncle who is dying. More than 1,000+ people respond with letters, drawings, music, and even money. Pretty amazing. See photos here.
Small World, Big Reddit:
Amazing how people find connections with each other on Reddit. There are 60,000 smaller forums called “subreddit”, which does differentiate it from Digg – a similar website that has been flaming out.
- Someone posts photos of his brother, who since passed away in Afghanistan. Reader replies that he knew the brother and shares stories and photos here.
- Reddit ranked as the #127 most visited website (www.alexa.com) as of 07/20/12
Good stories
Consultants are in the story telling business. There are good stories here.
- Ritz Carlton gets a call from guest who has already checked out. Their daughter left a stuffed animal, and the father placates the young girl, saying that the stuffed animal is on an extended vacation. The Ritz sends the stuffed animal back with photos of it vacationing – sun bathing, getting massages, helping out the security staff here
Talented People:
There are some amazing people out there. Look at this cake that someone made because their boyfriend liked Van Gogh here. Amazing. Mad Skills
Source: Reddit community, all links provided