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I've actually wondered this for years - why reddit let imgur take that lead and run with it, but to some of the other replies I guess it does come down to cost.

by rkalla 13y ago

I've actually wondered this for years - why reddit let imgur take that lead and run with it, but to some of the other replies I guess it does come down to cost. Reddit doesn't have a big budget and until last year I think it was just 3 or 4 of them (now I still think it is < 10) -- the moment they get a huge influx of money though, the moment they take over media hosting, cripple third party mobile apps and start punching babies - it seems to be the way of the startup world. For what little (nothing?) it is worth, it upsets me that this pattern is repeated over and over and over... for once I'd like to see a startup grow organically over time, never forgetting their roots, not being worth $4 billion after a year of being in business and just acting like a good, solid, mature company that grows into something valuable over a decade. These overnight-billion-dollar dice rolls are getting exhausting and while really addictive and interesting, they just suck the air out of the room.

maxerickson 13y ago
They list more than 30 people: http://www.reddit.com/about/team/ http://www.reddit.com/about/team/ Not sure if those are all full time roles though.
danpat 13y ago
Craigslist?
- SomeCallMeTim 13y ago
  I thought of that, and to some degree, yes. But they are always shooting down anyone who dares to use their data and present it in a more useful manner. In particular they're totally screwing up some areas and ignoring complaints. The Denver/Boulder area of Colorado has multiple overlapping sites that cover an area smaller than that of the Bay Area, which has one all-encompassing site. The result is that it's really hard to figure out where to look for listings -- or where to post listings. What we need is combined area site like the Bay Area has, that lets you restrict to certain sub-regions for some searches (apartments, say) and broader regions for others (antiques?).

by rkalla 13y ago

maxerickson 13y ago

They list more than 30 people: http://www.reddit.com/about/team/ http://www.reddit.com/about/team/ Not sure if those are all full time roles though.

danpat 13y ago

Craigslist?

SomeCallMeTim 13y ago
I thought of that, and to some degree, yes. But they are always shooting down anyone who dares to use their data and present it in a more useful manner. In particular they're totally screwing up some areas and ignoring complaints. The Denver/Boulder area of Colorado has multiple overlapping sites that cover an area smaller than that of the Bay Area, which has one all-encompassing site. The result is that it's really hard to figure out where to look for listings -- or where to post listings. What we need is combined area site like the Bay Area has, that lets you restrict to certain sub-regions for some searches (apartments, say) and broader regions for others (antiques?).