The Internet's most popular online community, Reddit, is currently spiraling out of control. After the recent firing of Victoria Taylor, one of its most prominent employees who was responsible for favorable website features, many different subreddit (sections of the site) managers have disabled user access to popular content. These actions represent an online protest meant to drastically reduce website traffic.
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Reddit Boosts Mobile Presence
Reddit, known as the “front page of the internet," or, alternatively, a "giant black hole," has acquired its most popular third party mobile app. After receiving $50 million in funding, Reddit purchased Alien Blue to enhance its brand. For those who don't know, Reddit maintains a very strong following of roughly 175 million dedicated monthly users.
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Yik Yak Attack
Yik Yak, a new social media application, is taking college campuses by storm. The app intertwines two proven platform concepts based on Twitter (TWTR) and Reddit. This unique combination, which permits users to create, and vote on, popular threads, has catapulted Yik Yak to the social media forefront.
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