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The community would be in an uproar if such a sale happened. Reddit's only monetization schemes right now are 1) reddit gold 2) ads and 3) the gift shop. These
by keithy 11y ago
The community would be in an uproar if such a sale happened. Reddit's only monetization schemes right now are 1) reddit gold 2) ads and 3) the gift shop. These are things that the community can completely boycott. Any sane person would know not to buy out something like reddit.
- darkmighty 11y agoReddit is really poorly managed. If Google bought it and gave it an overhaul I'm sure it would be welcome over the current administration. Plus, the "non-vocal users" simply don't care. I would start with rewarding administrators with payment (akin to youtube, somewhat proportionally to views -- this creates a strong incentive towards fidelity), revamp post priority algorithms, and add some basic functionality that you need to install an add on (!), RES, to get (what other top 100 website needs this?).
- throwaway2048 11y agoI'm really not sure what planet you live on, but Google managed communities are almost without exception an unmitigated disaster.
- scholia 11y agoTrue. Plus "gave it an overhaul"? Pictures and Circles, for example? ;-)
- tdkl 11y ago> Reddit is really poorly managed. If Google bought it and gave it an overhaul If this happened, Internet would explode from all the rage.
- Reedx 11y agoIt depends... Reddit was sold once before, and it thrived post-sale.
- ljk 11y agothat sale also made reddit lost one of its original cofounders :( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz