How the Discovery Channel uses Reddit for marketing

Want to read Reddit but don’t have the time? Our daily Reddit Digest highlights the most interesting or important discussions from around the social news site—every morning.

• The Discovery Channel has learned how to deftly use r/IAmA to publicize upcoming shows. (r/IAmA)

• Speaking of which, here’s an AMA from Mythbusters star Jamie Hyneman. (r/IAmA)

• This may very well be the creepiest worm “orgy” you see all day. (r/whatisthisthing)

• The infamous violentacrez holds an AMA. (r/InternetAMA)

• The richest people in history (r/AskHistorians)

• Did this redditor manipulate the virtual economy of popular MMORPG Guild Wars 2? (r/TheoryOfReddit)

• Why Australia is so full of venomous animals (r/askscience)

• How to have good posture (r/IWantToLearn)

Pic of the day: Elephant comes to drink at the same time as a flock of birds (r/pics)
Hottest subreddit: r/notinteresting (1 day)

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