Reddit Announces: We “Heart” Gossip… dot COM

Really hard core Reddit fans might remember when a site called Lipstick.com was launched with Reddit’s platform and some design overhauls.

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Well as you can see by the activity off the front page, it was not a huge success and was really niche in it’s target audience.

“We thought the lipstick brand was too geared toward women and men who wear lipstick. As a man who doesn’t wear lipstick, but is curious about Natalie Portman’s dating habits, I personally wanted a site that was less pigeonholing.” – Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit
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October 9, 2008 | Filed Under Reddit, Social Media | Leave a Comment

Reddit Be Talkin’ Pirate

It is officially “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and that means.. well..

we be speakin’ like pirates.

However, I am not the only one throwing out an audible Arrrrr from time to time.

If you visit Reddit today you will be greeted by a little pirate alien and the whole site has been translated into pirate speak by shumizzle, a dedicated reddit pirate.
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September 19, 2008 | Filed Under Reddit, Social Media | 1 Comment

Reddit & Digg Launch Mobile Versions

In July of 2008, both Reddit and Digg launched their new mobile sections at http://m.reddit.com and http://m.digg.com.

August 2, 2008 | Filed Under Digg, Reddit, Social Media, Twitter | 2 Comments

Reddit Kills Karma in ‘Self’ Submissions

I have been a pretty solid Reddit user for a while now and one thing I have noticed is that they always seem to release new features without officially announcing them. In most cases the new features are opt in for a testing period to make sure they work out all the bugs before showing it to everyone.

For this reason I often find myself clicking around the site and looking for new additions or changes that might not have been there before.

One link I always seem to click on, and normally find blank, is the “Stats” link. Today I was pleasantly surprised to find the page was actually displaying the biggest “karma” gainers of the week.

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