Tools of the Trade - by David Cohn on Monday, May 26, 2008 15:37 - 0 Comments

Create Your Own Reddit – Get the Wisdom of Your Crowd

Reddit has just bee redesigned. Not only is the site easier to use – but it’s easier to take advantage of the tools. Now you can create your own Reddit.

You chose the topic: Your beat
You choose who is invited: Can be public, restricted (anyone can view, but only contributors you choose can submit), or private (only contributors can view and submit).

Let’s say your beat is pharmaceuticals. Perhaps you have a rabid audience of people who know the industry already. They don’t need you to give them the latest news, what they want from you is analysis.

But to find out what the latest news is – they can help. With a custom Reddit you are getting the latest links, and a sense of how important they are as deemed by your community. That’s better than your personal RSS reader any day.


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