With 30 million unique visitors and close to 2 billion page views a month, it’s safe to say a lot happens on the link-sharing and discussion site Reddit every day. There are more than 90,000 sections on the site; a single discussion alone can sometimes attract more than 10,000 comments.
How can anyone keep track of it all? Our daily Reddit digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the site—every morning.
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Not satisfied with their successful GoDaddy boycott, redditors turn to Google. The search giant uses GoDaddy as a domain registration partner, and redditors want to ratchet up the pressure. So far, it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. “Why has the focus gone away from opposing SOPA and onto ‘DESTROY GODADDY!’?” asks BritishHobo. “Why are we focusing so in depth on this company, when we could be doing so much more to raise awareness for the thing that actually matters?” (/r/technology)
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The GoDaddy boycott is just a small part of the Reddit community’s significant contributions to raising awareness about the Stop Online Piracy Act. Will the site’s growing influence on political matters make it a target for attacks? /r/TheoryOfReddit has the discussion. (/r/TheoryOfReddit)
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The results of that boycott? Before GoDaddy reversed its position on SOPA, the Web-hosting company lost 37,000 domains in just two days. Redditors are quick to point out, however, that GoDaddy loses and gains tens of thousands of domains every week. (/r/technology)
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A user of /r/IAmA posts a rare thread praising the section’s moderators. That sparks some reminiscing on the day /r/IAmA almost died. Considering how bad things were back in August, the moderators really do deserve praise. The subreddit is still one of the most entertaining places on Reddit, and the moderators’ stricter rule enforcement has cleaned things up significantly. (/r/IAmA)
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Those who pay for Reddit Gold service can now see their comment and link broken down by subreddit. It’s a fun way to see where you contribute most or, rather, where your contributions are most valuable. If you don’t pay for Reddit Gold, here are some screen shots of the new feature. (/r/TheoryOfReddit)
