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| {{lowercase|reddit}} | |||
| {{Infobox Website | |||
| | name = reddit | |||
| | logo = ] | |||
| | screenshot = ] | |||
| | caption = reddit front page on ], ] | |||
| | url = http://www.reddit.com/ | |||
| | commercial = yes | |||
| | type = News aggregation site | |||
| | registration = Free | |||
| | owner = ] | |||
| | author = ] and ] | |||
| | launch date = 2005 | |||
| | current status = active | |||
| | revenue = | |||
| }} | |||
| '''reddit''' is a ] website where users can post links to content on the web. Other users may then vote the posted links up or down, causing them to appear more or less prominently on the reddit home page. | |||
| The site also has discussion areas where users may discuss the posted links. Users may also vote for or against others' comments. When there are enough votes against a given comment, it will not be displayed by default, although a reader can cause it to be shown through a link or preference. Users who submit articles which are liked and subsequently voted up receive "karma", points which a user receives as a reward for submitting interesting articles. | |||
| reddit also includes several topical sections called '''', which focus on specific topics, including and . | |||
| Taking an idea from ], the reddit logo changes for various holidays and often for no reason at all, paying homage to ], classic video games, and geek culture in general. There is an archive of the logos at . | |||
| ==History== | |||
| reddit was founded by ] and ] in 2005, then 22-year-old graduates of the ].<ref>{{cite news | last = Adams | first = Richard | title = reddit.com | publisher = ] | date = ] | url = http://technology.guardian.co.uk/innovations/story/0,,1660870,00.html | accessdate = 2006-12-23 }}</ref> It received its initial funding from ]. The team expanded to include ] and ] in the fall of 2005. Aaron Swartz officially joined in late January 2006 as part of the company's merger with Swartz's ].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://infogami.com/blog/introduction|title= Introducing Infogami |last=Swartz|first=Aaron|authorlink=Aaron Swartz|publisher=]|date=], ]|accessdate= 2007-01-06}}</ref> The combined company is known as ]. ], owner of ], acquired not a bug on ], ].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/31/breaking-news-conde-nastwired-acquires-reddit/ | title = Breaking news: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires reddit | publisher = ]|date=], ]|accessdate= 2007-01-06 | last=Arrington | first=Michael | authorlink=Michael Arrington}}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| ** for novices | |||
| ** 24 languages other than English are available | |||
| ** for marketing | |||
| ** - the archive of reddit logo doodles | |||
| * - Alexis's ] (the logo artist). | |||
| * - Interview with ], co-founder of reddit. | |||
| * - Interview with ], co-founder of reddit. | |||
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