The Story of Reddit: Why "The Front Page of The Internet" Took 20 Years to Hit Its Stride (Maybe)
infinite scroll
Apologies, Listener Reviews, and Origins of Reddit
The host apologizes for missing the previous episode, shares positive listener reviews, and then delves into the founding of Reddit by Steve and Alexis with a $12,000 initial funding, positioning it as 'the front page of the internet.'
In this week's episode, I dive into the origin, evolution, and challenges of Reddit— the internet’s greatest example of how a website can attract millions of users every single day... with no idea how to turn that devoted community into a viable business model.
Timestamps:
4:45 The origin of Reddit
7:23 Condé Nast acquires Reddit
9:44 The rise of Reddit
12:39 Reddit gains independence
16:00 Significant controversies
16:23 Misidentifying the Bostom bomber
17:48 NSFW content
20:00 AMAggedon
22:11 Snark Reddit & Trishyland
24:30 Gamestop
27:37 The future of Reddit
Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg
Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/
Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23525-9259-4d59-95e3-b9edd35861a5
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/
Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
Sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/27/reddit-founder-alexis-ohanian-study-computer-science-in-college.html
https://mashable.com/archive/history-of-reddit
https://www.technologyreview.com/2012/07/18/184890/why-did-reddit-succeed-where-digg-failed/
https://x.com/alexisohanian/status/1322927843421179904
https://techcrunch.com/2006/10/31/breaking-news-conde-nastwired-acquires-reddit/
https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/27/three-years-after-their-acquisition-reddit-founders-move-on/
https://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/new-digg-launch/
https://www.cnet.com/culture/digg-bringing-back-the-bury-changing-its-look/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reddit-digg-rivalry-heats_n_699225 https://www.wired.com/2011/09/reddit-spun-out/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/09/an-interview-with-new-reddit-ceo-yishan-wong/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/13/reddit-ceo-yishan-wong-resign-office-space
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489301/
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/reddit-anonymity-privacy-authenticity/564071/
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-22214511
https://www.businessinsider.com/reddit-falsely-accuses-sunil-tripathi-of-boston-bombing-2013-7
https://www.vox.com/2014/9/8/6121195/reddits-ban-of-thefappening-explained
https://time.com/3951150/reddit-crisis/
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_obama_president_of_the_united_states/
https://slate.com/technology/2015/07/reddit-amageddon-what-its-really-about.html
https://www.wired.com/2015/07/reddit-amageddon/
https://www.vox.com/2015/7/8/8914661/reddit-victoria-protest
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/10/reddit-founder-steve-huffman.html
https://centennialworld.com/trisha-patyas-snark-subreddit-trishyland-permanently-banned/
https://www.wired.com/story/reddit-the-donald-banned/
https://x.com/endtwist/status/1354547622133051393
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22249458/gamestop-stock-wallstreetbets-reddit-citron
https://www.wired.com/story/gamestop-stock-wall-street-bets-short-squeeze/
https://www.ft.com/content/9c363902-b627-4b99-a2d4-b7b403c9d8ea
https://centennialworld.substack.com/p/a-bad-week-for-big-tech
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/30/reddits-rise-to-prominence-recent-revolts-and-future-prospects.html
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/05/alexis-ohanian-steps-down-reddit-board/
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/22/reddit-files-to-go-public-at-last/
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/21/reddit-stock-rewards-closer
https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/reddit-stock-ipo-buyers-users-58744446
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/22/reddit-files-to-go-public-at-last/
https://www.theverge.com/24097069/reddit-ipo-public-investment-ai-training-data-google
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
