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How exactly did Reddit become a top website and what does Lemmy need to do to eventually get there? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by decadentrebel@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Did Reddit get massive because of Digg users making a beeline towards them or were they already big before that?

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[-] BanjosKazoo@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago

Reddit experienced migrations earlier from disgruntled users at slashdot and was already somewhat known and in use among the tech crowd before the Digg influx. It already had a sizable user base before which is why it was able to absorb so many users. Service issues and downtime were pretty regular issues at the beginning though just as they are now on Lemmy.

[-] Dankry@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Service issues and downtime were pretty regular issues at the beginning though just as they are now on Lemmy.

Yep, unscheduled service interruptions and planned downtime were a fact of life on reddit for years. I can still remember when the reddit admins always announced downtime before swapping out the hamster powering their server.

Actually, I'd say when reddit stopped announcing downtime that's when things started to noticeably change. Admins stopped even trying to pretend to be redditors themselves and their comms became a lot less casual and authentic.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

What year do you place as the beginning?

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

The large jump off point for Reddit was 2006, and I would say it was truly mainstream by about 2012.

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