Reddit is officially 20 years old

[cpvr]

20 years ago on On June 23, 2005, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian established the Reddit social network. Users on Reddit submit or share content that is then rated by the community. The name Reddit is a play on the phrase “I read it.

Since Reddit was launched, they’re now known as the “front page” of the internet and have became a global powerhouse. Their growth rate compared to many other social networking platforms can be considered something for the record books.

Their karma system and subreddits have helped them established their brand over the years, but the question remains, where do you think the internet would be today if Reddit wasn’t around?




If you’re a member of Reddit, what are some of your favorite subbreddits? Do you use the platform often or not really?

If you had the chance to improve anything on the platform, what would you change or implement?

What are some things that you feel sets Reddit apart from other communities like Facebook, Twitter or Discord?

If you use Reddit as a marketer, how has it helped you over the years? Do you see another platform ever directly competing against them in the near future? If so, which one?

 

[Demon_skeith]

Damn, makes me feel old. I kind of wish I jump on it back in the day, might have had a popular reddit page.

 

[Kross]

I just can't imagine how the internet would have been reddit. Do you know that Reddit laid the foundation for forums being organised as it is today? Probably, news and blogs would have been the only source of information. And it would have been utterly decentralized. However, reddit needs to improve it's app. It always drags with ads.

 

[Baw$e]

Time flies! It's crazy Reddit has been around for 20 years. I've only started using it for about a year.

 

[cpvr]

I just can't imagine how the internet would have been reddit. Do you know that Reddit laid the foundation for forums being organised as it is today? Probably, news and blogs would have been the only source of information. And it would have been utterly decentralized. However, reddit needs to improve it's app. It always drags with ads.

Forums have actually been around a lot longer than Reddit. I don't think Reddit really laid the foundation for how forums are organized. That credit belongs more to software like vBulletin, which allowed forum owners to create categories and sub-forums. vBulletin played a big role in shaping what we know today as traditional forums.

After vBulletin, XenForo came along and continued that evolution. Reddit’s subreddits are more like standalone mini-communities, but without the traditional forums of the late '90s and early 2000s, Reddit might not have had anything to take inspiration from in the first place.

We also had Digg, which was basically Reddit before Reddit. Digg was massively successful at one point, but Reddit ended up blowing it out of the water. That said, the core structure and design of Digg were very similar to Reddit.

Even Reddit’s karma system was inspired by the original reputation systems forums used, especially vBulletin’s built-in reputation feature. You could give or take away points from users based on their posts. Reddit just simplified it into a more streamlined system.

Digg was also loved by Google back in the day like Reddit is now, they were out ranking every other site on Google. It served has a major hub of the internet.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

I never knew that Reddit has been around for that long!. It is dominating the online community, ranking high in such results. It's a platform that allows for diverse discussion and for niche related discussions too.

 

[cpvr]

I never knew that Reddit has been around for that long!. It is dominating the online community, ranking high in such results. It's a platform that allows for diverse discussion and for niche related discussions too.

This generally happens when you’re an authoritative website, however, in Reddit’s case they also have a $60 million partnership with Google that helps them rank above every other website on their search engine.

If Google decides that Reddit won’t rank high anymore on their search engine, Reddit’s search traffic and daily traffic would dwindle.

It’s also probably one of the reasons why Reddit launched their answers feature so they wouldn’t have to rely on Google so much for traffic. Reddit’s traffic went up by 200% after their deal with Google.



However, after Reddit’s deal with Google, Google started showing forum’s higher up as well. Which is a great thing as well as forums weren’t being recognized that much in the past.

Reddit is also media rich and has a lot of long form content, which enables them to do well on the search engines. Being content rich is something that gives a site an edge over others.

 

[Ja sa bong]

Reddit have come a long way and it have been all success throughout even with the competition from different social media sites, it have managed to thrive.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

This generally happens when you’re an authoritative website, however, in Reddit’s case they also have a $60 million partnership with Google that helps them rank above every other website on their search engine.

If Google decides that Reddit won’t rank high anymore on their search engine, Reddit’s search traffic and daily traffic would dwindle.

It’s also probably one of the reasons why Reddit launched their answers feature so they wouldn’t have to rely on Google so much for traffic. Reddit’s traffic went up by 200% after their deal with Google.



However, after Reddit’s deal with Google, Google started showing forum’s higher up as well. Which is a great thing as well as forums weren’t being recognized that much in the past.

Reddit is also media rich and has a lot of long form content, which enables them to do well on the search engines. Being content rich is something that gives a site an edge over others.

I didn't even know about the $60 million Google deal and I think that explains it all. A lot has to be done to get their website out there. It makes sense why they have decided to launch their own features as well.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I joined Reddit in 2013, right before it really took off. I like Reddit and browse it daily but I still prefer the look and layout of forums. It is fun chatting with a bunch of other people who like the same things you do. I even got some of my members on Gex Forums from the Subreddit!

 

[cpvr]

I joined Reddit in 2013, right before it really took off. I like Reddit and browse it daily but I still prefer the look and layout of forums. It is fun chatting with a bunch of other people who like the same things you do. I even got some of my members on Gex Forums from the Subreddit!

You and me both. I actually remember when Digg was pretty popular and StumbleUpon. Those two communities were pretty cool back then. Reddit ending up taking both of their user bases though.

I prefer forums over Reddit and social media, as the tight-nit communities are my main preferences. Having the ability to connect with others and networking with user's that share similar interests & passions as me, is definately the best part of forums.

Being an online community owner is one of my favorite things in the world and I wouldn't change it in a heartbeat.

 

[Kross]

I perfectly agree that Digg and StumbleUpon were golden. They really had a vibe that was completely different. When Reddit swallowed that traffic though, there was a loss of charm sort of. Communities in that are tight knit just offers some sort of bonding that you would never truly get in huge feeds.