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Is this Reddit trying to take itself more seriously? It's almost like a mask layer to obfuscate the hive mind. I'm curious how the content is created, how somet

Is this Reddit trying to take itself more seriously? It's almost like a mask layer to obfuscate the hive mind. I'm curious how the content is created, how something is featured, etc.

negrit 11y ago
Content curated for upvoted.com is based on the most upvoted stories on reddit[1]. As for what is featured and where on the homepage is probably based on editorial choices as well as most viewed post. [1]http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new-news-site-upvoted/ http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new...
- debacle 11y ago
  You missed the part about sponsorship being part of the curation.
  - alexis 11y ago
    No. Trending articles are determined by traffic and not salable. When we do have a sponsored post on upvoted.com (just like on reddit.com) it's clearly marked as sponsored. http://upvoted.com/promoted/the-united-franks-of-america-goldbely/ http://upvoted.com/promoted/the-united-franks-of-america-gol...
ljk 11y ago
Also from the article http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new-news-site-upvoted/ http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new... > it will post sponsored content paid for and approved by advertising partners—and written by the same editorial team that writes editorial posts. “
alexis 11y ago
It's a way to follow up on stories that bubble up on Reddit's frontpages and give them more depth. 202M+ people can do a great job surfacing and discussing content in real-time, but our awesome editor, Vickie, and her team can do a much more effective job following up on those stories, interviewing, and adding more substance. E.g., This photo of an unemployed man handing out resumes went to the top of r/pics: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3kc1sh/this_man_lost_his_job_and_is_struggling_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3kc1sh/this_man_lost_... We interviewed the guy pictured + wrote about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Upvoted/comments/3kxp7q/bottom_of_the_ninth_why_this_unemployed_father/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Upvoted/comments/3kxp7q/bottom_of_t... Then a week later a photo of the guy (now with a job) topped on r/pics again and a random redditor linked to our story to provide context for everyone on the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3lv1b3/way_to_go_reddit_you_helped_the_guy_passing_out/cv9lojy https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3lv1b3/way_to_go_redd... This was back when we just posted as selfposts to r/upvoted, so I suspect that same article in a beautiful blog layout: http://upvoted.com/2015/10/03/donnie-grooms-unemployed-busch-stadium-resume/ http://upvoted.com/2015/10/03/donnie-grooms-unemployed-busch... Would do even better and reach even more people!
- vit05 11y ago
  Internet now is only about the moment. The momentum sometimes last less than a second.Transform those seconds, in a story, could be useful and remarkable. I hope you succeed.

Is this Reddit trying to take itself more seriously? It's almost like a mask layer to obfuscate the hive mind. I'm curious how the content is created, how something is featured, etc.

negrit 11y ago

Content curated for upvoted.com is based on the most upvoted stories on reddit[1]. As for what is featured and where on the homepage is probably based on editorial choices as well as most viewed post. [1]http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new-news-site-upvoted/ http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new...

debacle 11y ago
You missed the part about sponsorship being part of the curation.
- alexis 11y ago
  No. Trending articles are determined by traffic and not salable. When we do have a sponsored post on upvoted.com (just like on reddit.com) it's clearly marked as sponsored. http://upvoted.com/promoted/the-united-franks-of-america-goldbely/ http://upvoted.com/promoted/the-united-franks-of-america-gol...

ljk 11y ago

Also from the article http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new-news-site-upvoted/ http://www.wired.com/2015/10/no-comments-allowed-reddits-new... > it will post sponsored content paid for and approved by advertising partners—and written by the same editorial team that writes editorial posts. “

alexis 11y ago

It's a way to follow up on stories that bubble up on Reddit's frontpages and give them more depth. 202M+ people can do a great job surfacing and discussing content in real-time, but our awesome editor, Vickie, and her team can do a much more effective job following up on those stories, interviewing, and adding more substance. E.g., This photo of an unemployed man handing out resumes went to the top of r/pics: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3kc1sh/this_man_lost_his_job_and_is_struggling_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3kc1sh/this_man_lost_... We interviewed the guy pictured + wrote about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/Upvoted/comments/3kxp7q/bottom_of_the_ninth_why_this_unemployed_father/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Upvoted/comments/3kxp7q/bottom_of_t... Then a week later a photo of the guy (now with a job) topped on r/pics again and a random redditor linked to our story to provide context for everyone on the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3lv1b3/way_to_go_reddit_you_helped_the_guy_passing_out/cv9lojy https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3lv1b3/way_to_go_redd... This was back when we just posted as selfposts to r/upvoted, so I suspect that same article in a beautiful blog layout: http://upvoted.com/2015/10/03/donnie-grooms-unemployed-busch-stadium-resume/ http://upvoted.com/2015/10/03/donnie-grooms-unemployed-busch... Would do even better and reach even more people!

vit05 11y ago
Internet now is only about the moment. The momentum sometimes last less than a second.Transform those seconds, in a story, could be useful and remarkable. I hope you succeed.