SnydenBitchy

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by SnydenBitchy 15y ago
Given reddit’s content and its demographic appeal, I’d guess it’s got about as much revenue potential as 4chan, which is to say, barely any at all. Perhaps even less, considering Condé Nast won’t let reddit run ads from the porn sites and m
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by SnydenBitchy 16y ago
Link, as requested: http://blog.reddit.com/2010/07/experts-misunderestimate-our-... I would just add that reddit’s difficulties selling its ad space—they’ve had to resort to serving Flash games and pretty pictures just to fill the advert
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by SnydenBitchy 16y ago
First, reddit’s own admins have called out these statistics as inaccurate (even the numbers you’ve cited wildly contradict each other). Secondly, and more importantly, have you seen the kind of content that always floats to the front page?
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by SnydenBitchy 16y ago
From what reddit’s admins have stated, Condé Nast has been unwilling to let reddit undercut its other properties on ad rates—they want reddit to be a “premium brand,” like the New Yorker or Vogue . Anyone who’s waded through the typical
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by SnydenBitchy 16y ago
Computers are consumer devices. Remember, Jef Raskin conceptualized the Mac as an appliance. Steve wanted to make it as easy to use as a toaster.
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by SnydenBitchy 16y ago
Fantastic analogy. I guess it was a slow day on the geek blogs for objectifying women.
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by SnydenBitchy 16y ago
Holy cow. No wonder they have trouble retaining visual design talent.
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by SnydenBitchy 16y ago
I’m not sure that’s a fair representation of mainstream feminism (“They stand upon the claim that women are totally equal [in the sense of ‘the same’] to men”). Obviously, biology differs between the sexes. It’s not at all controversial, un