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View submission: Is Reddit considered social media?
To me, Reddit is the hub of the internet. News, jokes, discussion, it's all here. Whether the content is created on Reddit, created by a Redditor and then shared on Reddit, or created by a third-party and shared on Reddit.
It's a community that encompasses, in one site, what the internet encompasses, sorted in a more orderly fashion, and cleaned up (in that not everything on the internet is shared here).
Other sites you mentioned are geared towards specific things, but Reddit is geared towards content (be it a joke, story, meme, link to whatever, question, or someone simply talking) and then discussion of that content.
Is it social media? Yes. Is it a news site? Yes. Is it a forum? Yes. It's everything you want it to be and a lot more.
Comment by vvyn at 14/10/2014 at 09:18 UTC*
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Hub is the right term. It is geared towards content but it's main selling point is what the community likes. And it's a lot more social than facebook, twitter, tumblr, youtube - because their focus is following individuals. While content on reddit is curated by community approval.
The quality of the posts isn't always consistent but as long as it reaches the frontpage it means that there's an audience for it. And for an outsider, that is a very valuable commodity. Not just for advertising purposes but also observing group behavior.
Comment by c74 at 14/10/2014 at 01:55 UTC
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Umm. Is this sales@reddit? Or invest@reddit?
Reddit has changed over the years and will evolve more... but to say it is "everything you want it to be and a lot more" has be grinning. Quite honestly, it now often seems like website where the frontpage is what teenagers agree with or want/wish to happen.
But yes, it is social media.
Comment by IwillBeDamned at 14/10/2014 at 04:01 UTC
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i think the word you're looking for is forum, yeah? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum