DISQUS

Mathew's comments: Reddit gets to Digg-ify Conde Nast

  • Ed Lee · 3 years ago
    Does this mean we're one step closer to journalists being paid by the clicks?
    Ed
  • Mathew Ingram · 3 years ago
    I hope not, Ed. If it is, then I would expect more of my posts to involve Star Wars and/or the Sports lllustrated Swimsuit edition :-)
  • Chartreuse · 3 years ago
    Very smart move. I'm a Vanity Fair fan.
  • Tony · 3 years ago
    Nice -- although I do remember reading something from somewhere about the problem with popularity-inspired journalism. Most stories ended up being about sex scandals, explosions, or gratuitous sexy explosions.

    Not that much different than today's news ... but, more so, I suppose ;)
  • Seth Finkelstein · 3 years ago
    http://reddit.com/info/olu8/comments/combx

    One of the foundes (I think) said the 65 million claim was [pulled out of] "Thin Air".
  • Mathew Ingram · 3 years ago
    That sounds about right.
  • Eric Berlin · 3 years ago
    I agree that it's a very interesting acquisition, Mathew. I'm fascinated to see how much potential there is/will be for social news verticals, or players to fill in space that digg isn't covering (perhaps that's a better way to phrase it!).

    Reddit does what it does very well: very simple, clean, and a good mix of stories (tech, non-tech, political, odd ball). I hope they continue to do well.