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Reddit will let brands sponsor posts from regular users
Reddit has a bold plan to earn more advertising revenue and it involves letting big name brands sponsor the posts of regular users. The ad program, which is slated to go live on August 4th, is part of a renewed effort from co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman to make the social news site more profitable, according to an interview published in Ad Age today.
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I think this isn't news, it's just that reddit is finally getting in on this action.
People/companies have been manipulating reddit for years. They pay a couple of bucks for upvotes from bots and let the hivemind push their content all the way to the top. A couple of years ago I used to google people selling reddit accounts/upvotes and report them to the admins, they seemed on top of things and willing to straighten things out. I stopped reporting when my last messages went unanswered, and now there are literally thousands of people selling what's basically manipulation tools for next to nothing.
The site's already being eaten alive, it's just that reddit's started to eat itself too.
Yeah it's pretty obvious that reddit content is not really all organic. I see shitty ads up voted all the time and its no secret who or what up votes them.
/r/HailCorporate is going to lose its shit. lol.
Honestly, I think hailcorporate is more shill infested than the rest. That sub is the greatest place to put ads., and believe it or not, it's all you see.
Got my Orville Redenbacher's ® Gourmet Popping Corn ™ and can of Pepsi ® and going to watch this drama unfold!