- user accounts and profiles (users have their own "subreddit")
- friends list (and block list)
- live chat
- personalizable feed
- communities
So yeah, it's a social network that looks a lot like a message board, and it has been getting more and more social features.
That's the reason I'm leaving Reddit. I liked how it was a while ago, but the recent changes and the culture just aren't my cup of tea anymore. Discussion is still mostly okay, but there's just far too much noise.
What would you consider digg, myspace, slashdot, 4chan, etc? Online watering holes seem like social networks, they just have different forms with similar concepts.
- user accounts and profiles (users have their own "subreddit") - friends list (and block list) - live chat - personalizable feed - communities
So yeah, it's a social network that looks a lot like a message board, and it has been getting more and more social features.
That's the reason I'm leaving Reddit. I liked how it was a while ago, but the recent changes and the culture just aren't my cup of tea anymore. Discussion is still mostly okay, but there's just far too much noise.