If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, you have most likely heard of Reddit. The site bills itself as "the front page of the internet," and that's no empty boast: Reddit is the sixth most popular site in the US and 18th worldwide.

What is Reddit? All in all, it's a huge collection of forums where people can share news or content and comment on others' posts. Here's everything you need to know.

Each user of the site can create a subreddit on any topic, the main thing is that he adheres to the rules of Reddit. Subreddits are run by volunteer moderators who can change the look of the community, dictate what content can be posted, and even delete posts and ban users. Reddit as a whole is run by administrators - employees of the company who have wide powers on the site, including the ability to strip moderators of their privileges and even remove entire subreddits.

Bemorepanda collected some funny memes shared on Reddit in 2022.

  

1.New Year 2022

 

2.One year

 

3.No more hangover

 

4.Christmas just ended

 

5.New Year- New me

 

Next to the post, you will most likely see arrows pointing up and down, as well as a number. Users click on the arrows to like or dislike, and the number indicates the number of likes and dislikes. Reddit users can also rate the comments of others, and the so-called “karma” is tied to each account - for every like of your comment or post, you get a plus in karma. Karma helps you increase your position in the community.

 

If you think that Reddit is your place, then go to the registration page, come up with your nickname, password and enter your email. Reddit does not limit you in the number of accounts - you can come up with several usernames and log into accounts depending on your mood.

 

After registering, Reddit will guide you on how to search for popular communities that you might like. If you already know which subreddits you want to subscribe to, enter their name in the search bar at the top.

 

By subscribing to interesting subreddits, you will see posts from them on your home page. The navigation bar will show you a list of all your subscriptions, making it easier for you to navigate the site.

 

6.Happy New Year

 

7.Choose to live your best life now

 

Moving next to memes from Reddit. Did you know that a meme is any idea, symbol, manner or mode of action consciously or unconsciously transmitted from person to person through speech, writing, video, rituals, gestures, etc. The term "meme" and its understanding were introduced by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976 year in The Selfish Gene. Dawkins proposed the idea that all culturally significant information is made up of basic units, memes, just as biological information is made up of genes.

 

There is a whole science called memetics, this is nothing more than the study of memes, but not in terms of direct study of pictures and other things, but the study of transmitted information and emotions.

 

 

8.Brace yourselves for the first hangover

 

9.Spending New Years like

 

So what is a meme in widespread use today? In simple words, these are emotions transmitted over the network. For example, when you are in a good mood and have a surge of feelings, you come across a corresponding image, you make a certain postscript to it and send it to your loved one. The one who received your message receives not just some information, but he receives part of your emotions. That is, memes are the transfer of emotions.

 

To complete the transfer of emotions, there are so-called memes. As a rule, they consist of an image and a corresponding inscription.

 

The transmission of such information is mainly aimed at a wide range of people. It is transmitted through social networks, posted on the pages of the site, serves to enhance, give emotional coloring, etc.

 

The Internet meme does not strive for exact reproduction, but rather for distortion, or at least for new contexts in the broadest sense of the word. Their appearance is often unexpected, and sometimes meaningless and absurd. The life of an Internet meme, especially at the beginning of its journey, is not routine, but, on the contrary, is constantly creative. An Internet meme is more popular than its scientific source (authorship of Dawkins) and is often mixed with it, if only because, for the sake of simplicity and economy, the first part (Internet) is discarded in this word, and the external coincidence becomes complete.

 

10.Drunk as hell on New Year

 

11.Wordle

12.Starting 2022

13.Homework

14.2020 too

15.Your year

45 years ago, the term "meme" was first proposed - it was introduced by Richard Dawkins in the book "The Selfish Gene". This is how the “memetics” theory appeared, which, as it developed, abandoned the original “gene-meme” analogy. But the memes themselves have not gone away, and thanks to the Internet they have developed into a whole subsection in folklore.

When we look at a funny picture, a lot of different associations pop up in our memory. We understand what this picture is about, and it contains not only what is depicted on it, but also what the person had in mind when he sent it to us - why is it funny or not funny. This meme contains not only visual information (what is shown in the picture), but also a certain emotional message (how we should react to this, what emotions the picture evokes). Therefore, a meme is something broader than just a visual image. A meme can be expressed in text form, in the form of verbal text, in the form of a visual, etc. A meme is an easy-to-distribute archived compressed information - a small unit that contains a lot of things and which is convenient for us to distribute. That is why memes often get viral properties, that is, they begin to actively spread throughout the community.

Memes make our communication easier, more economical, faster, which is very important for us in our fast moving life. Instead of writing a long text that somehow reveals your position about something happening between you or some kind of news agenda in general, you send a meme and you are quickly understood: what you wanted to say, which group you belong to. They may agree with you or not.

16.Return to ocean

17.Soylent Green

18.Keep going on

19.GYM

20.Give all your money

21.Please God

22.Bad pronunciation

23.I need answers

24.Meanwhile 2022

25.The end

26.Finally

27.Chilling

28.Then I came to work

29.It was solid

30.Time to repeat

31.Coke tastes

32.Broken

33.Good morning

34.Happy New Year

35.Mainstream

36.LOL

37.Stop wasting time

38.New Year 2022

39.So funny 

40.God willing

41.Just a trailer

42.Positive cat

43.Panik

44.Come over here

45.New you

46.Where is my sauce

47.All scared?

48.Eastern Europe

49.Just kidding

50.Plans for this year

Today we're going to talk about stock memes. This term is quite new in the markets. What it is? These are stocks that have shown significant gains not because of effective management, but rather because of the hype on social media and online forums. A characteristic feature of a meme stock is a large number of short positions on them in the market.

For example, in January 2020, there was a jump in the shares of GameStop Corp by 2500%. This came after intraday traders saw the stock's short selling volume reach record levels.

According to S3 Partners, if investors are interested in this stock format, then they can choose any of the 230 companies, the percentage of short sales for which is equal to or slightly higher than 15%, and the market capitalization exceeds $100 million. around 80%, and averaged an increase of about 18%, while the S&P 500 showed an increase of 2.3%.

The bulk of those who invest in such stocks understand that sooner or later the bubble will burst and the money will be lost. However, they continue to carry money here. Why? They just don't want to make money. Investing in meme stocks is a protest, a rebellion against the system.

WallStreetBets has 11 million users, and its main credit was that GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock (also known as meme stock) surged in January.

The most popular post was a photo of a billboard in Times Square that read "GME GO BRRR".

According to Reddit's review of the year, WallStreetBets has become well known for its heavy promotion of meme promotions such as GameStop and AMC, which have risen to dizzying heights. With 366 million posts in 100,000 active podcasts in 2021, WallStreetBets, with its 11 million users, was the hotbed for the most popular posts.

1.Most painful things in the world

2.Investing

3.Closed market

The stock market is largely based on faith, and meme investing goes against established rules. Investing in, for example, GameStop does not carry the value of earning. As the sociologist Emile Durkheim suggested, this is an opportunity to participate in a common cause. This process was even given a name - "collective excitation".

This is a kind of act of solidarity with colleagues from Reddit, where the same GameStop is an icon, as well as with a community that appreciates such companies. This kind of investment makes you feel like you are part of something bigger. The icing on the cake could be the ability to make billionaires lose their money.

Who could be next on the stock meme list? What stocks have retail traders been eyeing lately?

Some time ago, Bed Bath & Beyond was held captive by a conservative management team who were unwilling to challenge management to initiate the necessary changes and adjust to a rapidly changing retail environment.

But activist investors helped turn the tide, backed by hedge funds. They managed to clean up the composition of top managers and the board, and also began to dismantle the huge network of enterprises owned by Bed Bath & Beyond.

Just as the store was about to focus on highly specialized segments, the pandemic hit. Now with the economic recovery, the company has good prospects.

The unique feature of the company's retail business has been the ability to generate significant free cash flow, which has reached $1 billion in the past and was in the $750 million range before the pandemic. The company then had to close stores, which literally brought down its economy. But, barely freed from the rubble, the issuer announced a positive cash flow of $62 million. It is likely to grow in the near future.

The company's own e-commerce platform and supply chain, as well as a niche specialization, should help the company return to the leading position in the home goods industry.

4.Capital loses

5.You know how we doin it

6.Can’t lose money

7.Help club

8.Real dream team

Wendy's is the holding company that owns the chain of fast food restaurants of the same name. The network and its franchisees have 6,700 restaurants in different countries of the world, and the staff consists of hundreds of thousands of people. Wendy's aims to become one of the most popular and thriving brands in its segment.

Retail traders are actively interested in restaurants, and it seems that Wendy's has become a target for them.

Not so long ago, Wendy's was announced in the UK. The company chose Reading as its location due to its proximity to a major transport hub and strong employee base. This moment can be called historic for the company, as it marks the launch of the brand in the UK and Europe.

Last month, the company announced the launch of 13 franchised restaurants in Quebec, Canada. This agreement also includes the construction of new restaurants until 2025. If the plans come true, then Wendy's presence in the region could double.

In addition, the company showed good results for the 1st quarter of 2021, the data was published on May 12. There is an overall increase in sales of 12.5% ​​compared to the 1st quarter of 2020. In this regard, the company has improved financial forecasts for 2021 across all key indicators. All things considered, it makes sense to include Wendy's stock in your portfolio.

The BlackBerry IT company works with businesses and governments around the world to provide smart security software and services. According to the company itself, its security technologies are used in more than 500 million devices, including 175 million cars.

The company's head office is located in Ontario, Canada. BlackBerry is committed to data privacy, cybersecurity, and security through AI and machine learning. The stock currently stands at $11.78 and has more than doubled in value since the beginning of the year.

The company is also active in the OS market. So, she significantly updated her Neutrino Realtime operating system. It is planned to be used in new automotive software as part of BlackBerry's cooperation with the Chinese joint venture BiTECH Automotive.

Neutrino Realtime will be installed on the new Changan Automobile UNI-K SUV, which will allow BlackBerry to expand its presence in the Chinese automotive market.

9.He has spoken

10.Day off

11.Hold Hold

The new OS is being used for a personalized driver user interface that monitors key vehicle systems, the company says.

This collaboration helped BlackBerry gain momentum. In many ways, this became possible thanks to BiTECH customers, including such well-known automakers as Volvo, Audi and Geely. Do you think it's worth buying BlackBerry stock now that meme stock is on the rise? We think so!

Usually, the share price helps to assess the value of the company and its financial position. A sharp rise in the paper speaks of an extremely volatile market, in which stocks can sharply change direction, rushing both up and down. These types of stocks require particularly careful management.

According to American investors Dan Niles and Paul Nolte, one should expect the collapse of American meme-shares if a decision is made to ease the Fed's monetary policy. As a result, liquidity will decrease and conditions for short selling will become less favorable. True, until this moment there is still about a year, so it will be possible to make good money on such securities.

12.Buffet indicator

13.Buy the fkn

14.WSB vibes

15.Cathie’s woods

16.Buy the dip

17.Pay off debt

18.Print more money

19.Dipped the dip

20.Trash icon

21.Give me your future

22.Monday

23.Dropping after Earning

24.Diverdification

25.Mr Putin

26.Red-itor

27.Where war

28.Are you sure

29.The dip

30.Stock market

31.The bulls

32.Account balance

33.Memes and DD’s

34.Profit WW3

35.Rivian

36.Staring at my portfolio

37.Looming war

38.Another day

39.Hank the Tank

40.Future

41.Serve the Soviet Union

42.Homies

43.What happened in 2022

44.Financial succes

45.Market to open

46.WSB

47.Intelligence

48.I am

49.My Spy

50.Netflix

He is the hero who saves tens of Koala from the devastating flames happening in Australia! Patrick Boyle rescues Koala from Mallacoota, a small town in the eastern Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, which was burned down by flames.

 

He is the hero who saves tens of koala from the devastating flames of Australia! Patrick Boyle from Australia is just over 20 years old and at first glance looks like a normal human being. However, few are aware that the man has saved millions of koala bears and can be called a hero in the true sense of the word, according to Sydney News & Life.

 

 

Ever since the fires grew in the area around Mallacoota, Boyle has been searching for injured wildlife.

 

"I instantly found a burnt koala that I immediately took back to the wildlife shelter. In fact, it was remarkable how quickly I found the koala, ”he told Stuff.co.nz.

 

 

"So far we have found eight or nine that have been saved. We found over 10 who were dead and about five who are still alive and healthy for the time being, ”said Patrick Boyle.

 

In November last year, a woman rescued a koala bear from the midst of devastating flames.

 

When the eucalyptus forest was engulfed in flames, the small mammal was in a tree. Fire, smoke and strong wind were the trap in which he had been trapped and would have killed him in a few moments.

 

 

Thanks to a brave woman, the teddy bear had the chance to live. At that time, she received an evacuation order from the authorities, but did not endure the passing of the suffering animal, which was heading in the direction of the area affected by the flames.

 

The koala bear is now in a veterinary clinic and is likely to escape alive, although he suffered serious burns.

When the hair turns into a straw, they no longer hold volume, splits, and look dull, brittle, and dry. A familiar picture? Don't rush to get a haircut. It is possible to restore damaged hair, and we will tell you how to do it!

 

How do you fix severely damaged hair?

 

Not all damaged hair is damaged in the same way: for some, the condition is close to disaster. For others, it may remain quite acceptable. It all depends on the degree of damage and, of course, the characteristics of each case.

 

Types of damaged hair

 

Mechanical damage

 

Mechanical damage is the destruction of the scaly layer through styling tools. Despite its hardness, hair is soft compared to metal. Any intense mechanical impact leaves minor damage to hair. These damages gradually accumulate and deepen.

 

Hair often undergoes mechanical stress daily: we wind it, stretch it, comb it intensively, comb it, tie it into a ponytail with tight elastic bands, the hair rubs against each other and the fabric during sleep and wiping with a towel, etc. For us, this is a mere trifle, which we do not even remember. But if you look at the hair under a microscope, you can see: that the farther the hair is from the root, the more uneven the edges of the scales of the cuticle layer of the hair. The scaly layer may lack significant fragments toward the end, leading to hair damage.

 

Scratching is very harmful. Since this type of process can lead to the destruction of the scales of the shell, in the process, the ends of the hair will simply begin to fork. Provided the cuticle is first destroyed in the middle of the hair, it breaks in this place.

 

Chemical damage

 

Chemical damage to the hair results from improper or excessive use of cosmetic hairdressing products. There are plenty of damaging procedures in the arsenal of the hairdresser, such as chemical hair straightening, perm, hair lightening, and coloring with complex hair dyes. These procedures cause damage to the hair on their own, but it is common to combine techniques (such as dyeing chemically curled hair) that further damage the hair. As a result of perms, bleaching, and dyeing, there is a firm swelling and a change in the structure of the hair. At the end of this procedure, the hair acquires a very high porosity.

 

All these processes are accompanied by an intense swelling of the hair and the opening of the hair's cuticle layer. The cuticle layer cannot close naturally. The hair becomes damaged. When dyeing with complex hair dyes, the primary damage is caused to the hair due to intense swelling and gradual drying.

 

Each procedure without proper care exacerbates the existing damage. Hair care products can only temporarily and cosmetically compensate for wear. It is impossible to restore the structure with severe damage. In such cases, the damaged areas of the hair are cut off.

 

If we briefly describe the chemical damage to the hair: this is the softening and destruction of the core (cortex), the oxidation of melanin, and the exposure of the fibrous layer. Chemical damage to the hair contributes to the manifestation of increased sensitivity to mechanical damage to the hair.

 

Thermal damage

 

Thermal damage to the hair. This type of damage occurs as a result of the frequent use of hot styling appliances. This includes straightening with an iron, curling with a curling iron, styler, tongs, and blow-drying.

 

When exposed to high temperatures, the cuticle scales, which form the protective layer of the hair, rise, exposing the cortex, internal moisture evaporates, and the destruction of keratin protein occurs. The rod is covered with bubbles - the curls become brittle and dry. The appearance deteriorates, the former shine disappears, split ends appear, and difficulties arise when combing. The lack of moisture makes the hair more vulnerable and crumbles during combing.

 

Everyone's favorite sun also has a negative effect, from whose UV rays protection is needed. Direct sunlight destroys carbon-sulfur bonds and provokes the breakdown of proteins. This leads to hair loss and breakage.

 

We figured out the types of damage, and now let's figure out how a modern girl does not earn these “three horsemen of the Apocalypse” and how to save her hair.

 

Mechanical damage to the hair. Recommendations

 

Recall that mechanical damage to the hair is understood as a violation of the structure of the hair due to rough mechanical influences. Therefore, to minimize injury, try to adhere to the following rules:

 

• Do not use metal combs;
• Do not comb your hair roughly and harshly. When searching, it is necessary to start from the tips, gradually rising;
• Do not use bouffants;
• Try to use tight elastic bands infrequently. If possible, do not tie high tails;
• Avoid rubbing your hair with a towel;
• Don't brush too often;
• Do not comb damp hair because, in this state, they are susceptible and weakened.

 

Chemical hair damage. Recommendations

 

Chemical damage to the hair is considered the most devastating, as it affects the hair and can also trigger hair loss.

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• Do not curl your hair with a perm;
• Use gentle staining and bleaching methods;
• Trust chemical hair treatments only to experienced professionals;
• Do not use cosmetics for straightening;
• Follow the recommendations of your master, and do not forget about care and active moisturizing.

 

Thermal damage to the hair. Recommendations

 

Thermal damage to the hair is characterized by a change in the structure of the hair by exposure to cold or hot temperatures.

 

• If possible, exclude the use of straighteners, curlers, and curlers. Better replace them with brushes;
• Do not dry your hair with hot air at a distance closer than 30 cm;
• Use hats when going out into the sun or visiting the bath;
• Also, do not forget about hats in the cold season. Low temperatures are bad for your hair.
• As for the general recommendations for hair care, regardless of the degree of hair damage and the factors that led to the deterioration in the appearance of curls:
• If the hair is seriously damaged, then it is worth waiting with dyeing and using a hot hair dryer or flat iron;
• Get into the habit of head massage. Blood circulation will improve, and hair will grow faster;

Before going out into the sun or frost, use protective sprays, for example, with SPF protection;

If the hair is severely damaged, then home remedies may not help. You will have to go to specialized salons, where cosmetologists help restore the hair shaft and its follicle. Among such procedures, mesotherapy, reflexotherapy, personalization, and laser therapy can be noted.

 

Causes for damaged hair

 

Copper deficiency

 

This element is crucial for the strength of the hair. Copper deficiency can make hair brittle and contribute to the premature graying of hair.

 

Zinc deficiency

 

 It is associated with alopecia because the hair also becomes brittle due to the lack of zinc.

 

Excessive care

 

Diligent styling with curlers, flat irons, hair dryers, and other tools can cause hair to become weak and brittle. After all, they fit into the hair due to thermal exposure, and high temperatures cause severe damage to the hair, making it dry and lifeless.

 

Chemicals

 

Substances used in styling products, dyes, and other products can compromise the health of your hair and cause it to become brittle. For example, shampoos containing sulfates and parabens can make hair dry and flaky (since their pH is higher than necessary). Some products (like hair masks) contain formaldehyde, which can irritate the scalp and weaken hair. Hair dyes use dyes and chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide and ammonium, which can damage hair due to their oxidizing and penetrating properties.

 

 

Excessive washing

 

Washing your hair too often can also make it brittle. Ideally, you should wash your hair twice a week. Shampooing too often can strip hair of its natural sebum and leave it dry and vulnerable.4. You comb your hair too vigorously.

 

Too vigorous brushing

 

This habit can also cause significant damage to the strands.

 

Hormonal changes

 

 Hormonal imbalance causes brittle hair. Some birth control pills, menopause, and pregnancy can cause changes in the body that do not affect the condition of the hair in the best way.

 

Bad nutrition

 

 Diets lacking in protein and vitamins make hair brittle and dry. Conversely, a balanced diet protects curls.

 

 

Diseases

 

Diseases such as Graves and thyroid disease affect the hormonal balance, affecting hair growth and strength.

 

Environmental factors

 

 When hair is constantly exposed to rain, wind, heat, and humidity, it can gradually become brittle.

 

Medical procedures

 

 For example, those used to treat psoriasis, cardiovascular disease, eczema, high cholesterol, diabetes, and hepatitis have brittle and dry hair as a side effect. Other treatments that can cause them to be frail include major surgeries - such as gastrointestinal bypasses and transplants.

 

How to prevent damaged hair – follow the tips below for healthy hair.

 

Lower the Temperature on Your Tools

We all love straight and smooth hair. Ironing helps us quickly achieve this effect. But few people know that Brushing (a round comb-brush for styling) also injures hair. Hot styling steams the hair and lifts the cuticle (the protective layer), and the temperature dries out the main living layer of the hair. This is how hair loss occurs.

 

Always use thermal protection.

Before using a heating device on your hair, even a hair dryer, it is always recommended to use a heat protectant that creates a barrier between the exposed hair shaft and the heat. The most popular product is leave-in. Spritz a few times through damp hair and then use a wide-toothed comb to distribute the product from roots to ends. As a bonus, many heat protection serums also tend to detangle the hair, creating less friction and, therefore, less breakage when combed through.

 

Professional Treatments

To strengthen the hair's protective barrier so that it is strong enough to withstand heat damage, it is recommended that you use a high-quality shampoo and conditioner to moisturize and detangle your hair. After washing and conditioning, use a light mist to add another layer of reinforcement and protection.

 

Trim Your Split Ends

While it may seem at first glance that cutting your hair may not help prevent damage from heat damage, in fact, the healthier your strands are, the minor heat damage will be. Once the hair begins to break or split, further exposure to a flat iron or hair dryer will only worsen its condition. Dryness and brittleness will rise higher from the ends, damaging the still healthy part of the hair. You can prevent this by trimming your hair at least once every couple of months, although stylists recommend doing this every 8-12 weeks.

 

Fix your damaged hair and look amazing

Hair damage is not selective. At the slightest crack, the entire system suffers, so recovery must be comprehensive. First, external factors (mechanical, chemical, thermal) should be minimized. It is also advisable to adjust the diet and strengthen the immune system.

 

An essential step in hair restoration is the selection of the proper care. It must be delicate but effective, meeting the case's specific needs. Most often, complex procedures are not required. For a noticeable or complete solution to the problem, it is enough to minimize the factors that damage the hair and regularly use shampoo and masks for damaged hair.

 

 

Reddit. Anyone who follows the news closely will certainly come across numerous references to Reddit - a real giant that is rapidly gaining popularity from year to year. But, unlike Facebook, the immigration of population did not happen there. For most users, the social news site remains a mystery - a kind of overseas wonder of the world that the mind cannot understand. And there are several reasons for this.

 

Reddit is a social news site that was once created to make it easy to find and share links to news, articles, and just interesting content. But over time, the portal grew, destroying the popular Digg, and now it is, in fact, a platform for conversations, that is, a forum, an image board, and so on. Links and their discussions remain an important part of the platform, but only a part. Increasingly, people come here to communicate, having escaped from sinking forums and dead sites.

 

Due to the huge popularity of the portal, many users use it to draw attention to a particular issue, or, more often, a site. Many sites have experienced the so-called “Slashdot effect”, when one link to Reddit (sometimes even just in the comments) leads to an overload of the site’s servers due to the influx of visitors.

 

Reddit may once have seemed like a strange alternative to popular social networks where anonymity continues to be valued and where people are addressed by nicknames rather than names, but now it has become the standard platform for both just chatting and connecting with fans. AMAs (Ask Me Anything) are constantly held here, when a star (yes, anyone in general) answers questions in the comments for an hour. This only emphasizes the influence of the site and its role in the modern world.

 

Reddit is the fastest growing site on the internet. This is a website where anyone can hyperlink to interesting content from all over the internet. If you've never visited Reddit, chances are you won't like it for the first time. The design is inspired by the early days of the web with small fonts that can easily distract a new user. But looks are deceiving. This is evidenced by the extensive statistics of Reddit. Bemorepanda collected some interesting facts.

 

 

 

1. It hosts 6 million daily users and internet marketers, promoters, spammers, creators are fighting to get this total user share pie for free. But no one succeeds because of their community-driven and heavily moderated structure. Only really popular content is promoted on Reddit.

 

2. The secret behind Reddit's popularity is the anonymity of users and the insignificance of user accounts. You click on any user profile and you will be redirected to a page that shows their submissions, comments, etc. along with a link and comment karma. No, selfies with fake facial expressions, without focusing on yourself and copying text about yourself. This is the real power of Reddit. It is focused on content, not users.

 

3. Digg was the successor to Reddit and was a pioneer of news voting sites. Both websites were on par in 2010, but Reddit's nuclear growth since 2010 has propelled it into the top 50 websites on Earth, in just 5 years.

 

4. In addition, its anonymity allows the user to speak their mind and go beyond creating or presenting content without thinking about what others will think. Check out a screenshot of the most popular post in Reddit history.

 

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Registration on the site is instant. No personal information is required, just like a phone number. In this sense, the site continues to follow the precepts of the old Internet, and this is very good.

 

At the moment, Reddit is going through perhaps the most difficult period in its history - the transition to a new design. We all know how painful this process is for sites with an attached audience. Reddit is no exception - it's been in the process of being updated for a long time now, and as is often the case, the redesign didn't get users excited. The new version, currently in beta and optional, strips the portal of its archaic charm and adds more modern elements. Beginners will most likely want to use the newer version, which is much more logical. Everyone else rightly points out a lot of new problems. For example, the redesign significantly reduces the ability to customize subreddits, making them more unified.

 

The entire site is divided into subreddits - interest groups or just communities united by an idea. Initially, there was supposed to be one main "reddit", but the idea did not catch on, although the site still has default reddits, to which all newcomers are subscribed. The /r/popular subreddit includes the most important entries of all groups, excluding some controversial subreddits, such as those dedicated to Donald Trump. /r/all is the sitewide popularity feed without any filter. The user is free to choose what interests him - in this sense, you can draw an analogy with YouTube and its channels. Or with LJ and band news feed. In general, everything is very simple, albeit unusual.

 

Any site like Reddit at first seems like a dump of content that is impossible to sort through. In fact, it is possible, but Reddit itself will hardly help you with this. Finding content here is not very easy - as well as the subreddits that interest you. Among experienced users, it has long been customary to joke about how bad site search is, and the anecdote is not without truth. Therefore, even if the search is possible, I most often use search engines for this task - or rather, Google, which indexes the site very quickly. All other search engines, including the growing DuckDuckGo, are experiencing some difficulty in finding fresh entries.

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5. Anyone who visits Reddit regularly can easily answer it. Nearly 40% of Reddit's top stories are images from the image-sharing site img loading="lazy"ur.com. Imgur gets almost 30% of its website visitors through Reddit.

 

6. In fact, Reddit does not allow users to upload images to their server. Imgur founder Alan Schaaf saw this as a great opportunity and created img loading="lazy"ur. When he launched Imgur, he posted an ad on Reddit for his new product.

 

7. The total amount of funds spent by the founders of Reddit on its advertising since its inception is only 500 US dollars, and this is also for stickers.

 

8. Reddit's founders received $12,000 in initial funding to launch the idea, of which they only spent $500 on their website's promotional activities as well as stickers.

 

9. In a post written by Alexis Ohanion about Fast Company, he stated that it was the most sound investment he had ever made. 

 

10. The Reddit Snoo mascot was there before the site even went live.

 

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Many Reddit users have been silently consuming content for years, with no desire to add anything of their own. However, most often you will want to insert your word. To do this, in each subreddit there is an opportunity to add your entry, share a link or photo.

 

Unlike forums, on Reddit, the relevance of a post is determined by its rating. This is, in fact, a system of likes, but, like in YouTube, entries can be both “plus” and “minus”. This is called upvoting and downvoting. If your entry gets a good upvote ratio, the system considers it worthy of attention. So from the “new” section, the record crawls into “hot” and “best”. If you posted something really interesting or original, then, depending on the number of subreddit subscribers, it can even crawl out to the main page of the site - and there you are already guaranteed endless "karma" and the attention of millions of visitors.

 

It is impossible to find a formula that would guarantee a 100% “hit”. For a recording to work, a perfect set of circumstances is required: the relevance of the recording, the right time, the urgency, and so on. Of course, there are various tricks that can only be learned over time. Even really great content can get lost in the garbage stream. It often happens that your picture passes the attention of the masses, but when someone posts it again in a couple of days, it will immediately fly up to the main site. Try to figure it out.

 

"Karma" (that is, the counter of upvotes, or likes) is calculated in the user's profile. There is no sense in it, but attention to your own record is always nice. The owners of great karma consider themselves, if not the elite, then very respected people. It is reminiscent of Google Questions and Answers (if you remember such a service), where the most erudite experts liked to brag about their achievements.

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11. In an interview with the website, Alexis Ohanion revealed that he started working on the logo even before it was clear how the site would work. He would sketch in his marketing class or whenever he had free time.

 

12.  In the early days, the founders of Reddit made a lot of fake accounts to make the site look active.

 

13. In a video for an online educational website, Steve Huffman explained that in the early days of Reddit, he and Alexis created hundreds of fake accounts to make the site more active because no one else was submitting any content to the site at the time. and there was a lot of empty space that didn't look very pretty.

 

14. Reddit launched the commenting system six months after it first launched.

 

15. It's good that in just six months, Steve and Alexis realized that without comments, this community could not survive.

 

16. A graduate student analyzed the top 850,000 Reddit posts to find how to create successful posts.

 

17. Randy Olson, a computer science graduate student at Michigan State University, posted a blog post on how to create a successful Reddit post. His advice was backed up by his analysis of 850,000 top Reddit posts out of the 4,200 most active subreddits.

 

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The popularity of the site and the activity of its audience attract the attention of companies that are trying to advertise themselves in a less obvious way. Reddit is a great place to draw attention to your site or even your product, but obvious self-promotion will be easily figured out by moderators (read Reddit and business below). But if you're an artist who wants to raise their profile, a writer who's written something interesting, or a startup with an interesting idea, then Reddit can be the perfect tool for your own promotion. The main thing is to choose the right subreddit. Do not forget to read the rules - each subreddit has its own rules, and non-compliance with them leads to the removal of the post or even the ban of the user.

 

If your comment receives a large number of dislikes, it will be hidden from other users, although it can still be seen if desired. Often the "reputation" that looms from this ranking affects how often you can post. Subreddits can put a limit on the number of posts per minute, and this can seriously limit your ability to take an active part in the life of the subreddit.

 

Upvotes and downvotes, despite some controversy in their implementation, are very important for maintaining order. If social networks like Twitter or VKontakte almost always rage with chaos, with obscenities, swearing and spam, then “karma” on Reddit allows you to hide bad comments and raise quality ones. Thanks to this system, the discussions on the site look like a smart dialogue, and not like a kindergarten, which is most often seen on other popular Internet sites.

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18. His post includes tips like when is the best time to post, what to write, what heading to use and many other great tips, you should check out his post. 

 

19. The first post on Reddit appeared 13 years ago and was called The Downing Street Memo. You can still find it at the following link. At first, most of the content on the site was written by the creators of the resource themselves - they created a lot of fake accounts from which they filled the site with interesting links and news, thereby creating the appearance of an active resource.

 

20. Comments first appeared on the site in December 2005, and sections (subreddits) only in March 2008. 

 

21. At the same time, the latter were met with hostility - the users of the site did not understand what the need for such “segregation” was, because the population of the resource at that time was very modest, and the need to scroll through all the subreddits in search of new news then seemed strange.

 

22. From the moment of his birth until about 2010. Reddit actively competed with Digg, which is extremely similar in design and purpose. Reddit was born just a few months later, but Digg was much more popular at the time.

 

23. Everything changed dramatically in August 2010, when the creators of Digg ruined their project with a bad design update. Users of the resource were furious and for a whole month the main page was filled with messages with complaints, requests to return the old version of the site, as well as links to Reddit - annoyed people urged everyone to change the platform, leaving for competitors.

 

 

24. Over the next year, the popularity of Reddit skyrocketed, while Digg fell. At the same time, at first, as many as 20% of Reddit's monthly traffic was from Digg.

 

25. Theoretically, any Reddit user should strive for the same thing - to have their post appear on the front page. But is it possible to achieve this result by following some magical "formula for success"? As it turned out - it is possible.

 

26. In this universal formula, there will be several factors that you will need to consider: this is the time and day of the week when you will publish the post; brightness or scandalous content; correct title wording. There is also the possibility of buying votes - there are corresponding resources that sell them for real currency.

 

27. But any Redditor will tell you that the most effective (albeit cynical) way to earn votes that will eventually lead you to the main page of the resource is to steal someone else's content. The usual repost of someone else's post, which has already appeared on this resource before, will lead you to success much faster than any original content.

 

28. In 2013, a study was made, the results of which showed shocking statistics: over a 17-day period, more than 52% of the materials that reached the main page had already appeared on the forum before. Moreover, in the same 17-day period of time indicated in the study, and not several years before.

 

 

29. If you use the Google Ngram Viewer resource, you can see how often a particular word was used in world literature centuries before you were born. Thanks to him, we can note with surprise for ourselves that the word Reddit already existed, and its use has been declining since the 1700s.

 

30. This strange fact is connected with the existence of the Latin word REDDO, which means "give back", "return" or "restore". At the same time, in the REDDIT form, this word means “it returned”, and REDDITOR means “the one who returns”. Thus, all users of the Reddit resource who call themselves "redditors" literally turn into reposters and people who steal other people's content.

 

31. Thanks to the collective power of this resource, Reddit has saved its users more than once. 

 

32. One of the most striking cases can be called an incident that occurred 3 years ago, when a user under the nickname RBradbury1920 reported mysterious yellow reminder stickers that appeared in his apartment. He was sure that he did not stick them on, and suspected that this was some kind of bad joke on the part of the owner of this apartment (he rented it).

 

33. However, these pieces of paper contained information that was known only to RBradbury1920, which further confused this strange mystical case. A Reddit user decided to turn to his favorite forum for advice - should you call the police or just call the landlord for a serious conversation?

 

 

34. He advised the topic starter to buy an inexpensive CO tester that could confirm this hypothesis. And indeed, that was the problem. The tester showed an off-scale concentration of this gas, which in such cases can lead to various problems with the brain, as well as memory loss. 

 

35. Subsequently, RBradbury1920 unsubscribed that throughout the whole year he visited various medical specialists in order to regain his lost health. And only after a long course of treatment, his body returned to normal.

 

36. In August 2015, Roskomnadzor added Reddit to the register of banned sites. The reason for the blocking was a request to remove one of the pages of the resource from the Gosnarkokontrol. It contained instructions for growing mushrooms containing narcotic substances. After a call from the administration of the resource to the department, a day later, the resource was unblocked. 

 

37. Reddit has restricted access on the territory of the Russian Federation to prohibited information.

 

38. The post, which drew the attention of the State Drug Control Service, was posted by one of the Russian-speaking users with the nickname rsocfan intentionally and specifically “for the RKN”. It was a provocation to block a popular resource.

 

39. However, another user with the nickname Kakkerlak offered an alternative explanation for what happened - he clung to a small detail in the description of the RBradbury1920 apartment. He talked about an unusual tiny bedroom, devoid of any windows. Kakkerlak suggested that it could be due to severe carbon monoxide (carbon monoxide) poisoning that RBradbury1920 was exposed to due to poor ventilation in his bed.

 

 

40. And finally, a fresh interesting event. Reddit users (by the way, 53% of whom are from the United States) made popular the YouTube channel of Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev, which almost no one watched. The video of the astronaut got on Reddit and after 5 days scored 84k pluses. “This is a Russian cosmonaut named Oleg who posts videos from the International Space Station on his channel. His new video from space, posted five hours ago, has only 17 views. It captures the flight through the entire station,” wrote the user.

 

41. Reddit ads are often forgotten in the paid social world, in part because other systems seem to have more impressive targeting capabilities or are talked about more. For some advertisers, this can bring bad luck.

 

42. Reddit gets over 21 billion screen views per month and the platform is used by 6% of adults online. Over 70% speak English, and a significant proportion are from the US.

 

43. Although Reddit has an extremely diverse audience, a sizable segment of users have high sales revenue of $75,000 or more per year.

 

44. There are two types of ads on Reddit that marketers can use to their advantage.

 

 

45. The second type of ad will appear in feeds. They will look like posts, except for the blue "Promoted" tag at the top. When users click on these ads, they are taken directly to the landing page of your choice, not to the talk page.

 

46. ​​Reddit is demographic and geo-targeted, like all your standard paid social platforms you know and love, where you can target by age, gender, location, and interests.

 

49. There are over 2.2 million different subreddits, ranging from broad ones (like "finance") to much more niche ones ("vegan beauty").

 

50. Some ad platforms have high minimum ad spends, resulting in a high entry threshold for companies that want to try out new platforms or that have a low budget.