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Reddit Bought This Super Bowl Ad To Celebrate The GameStock Mayhem
08 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Reddit spent its entire marketing budget on a five-second Super Bowl advert, and managed to make quite an impact.
WallStreetBets: How To Track Reddit’s Most Talked About Stocks
05 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The GameStop saga has created a new interest in Reddit’s WallStreetBets and the way that it might be gaming the market.
GameStop Investors Lose Fortunes As They ‘Hold’
05 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Last week, it looked like there would be no end to the rise and rise of GameStop stock. Then things went south.
Small-Time App Traders Troll Wall Street And Send Stock Soaring
28 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A chain of stores that sell video games are suddenly worth a pretty penny, after a large group of people rallied on Reddit to support its stock and beat back the professionals.
Local Estate Agent Learns The Hard Way About The Streisand Effect
28 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Streisand Effect is the act of trying to suppress information, but simply making it more widespread as a result. For a classic case study, we head to Stellenbosch.
Very Cool Animation Maps Each Social Media Site’s Popularity Over Last 16 Years [Video]
13 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
This cool animation shows how social networks have changed, and gained or declined in popularity, over the past 16 years.
The Bridezilla To End All Bridezillas
16 Apr 2019 by Jacqui / No Comments
This bridezilla feels the need to control every aspect of her wedding, including when other people get pregnant.
Our Favourite Memes From The ‘Elon Musk Smokes Weed’ Photoshop Battle
10 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
On Reddit, a Photoshop Battle is underway to memorialise Elon’s widely discussed stoner moment. We picked out some of the better memes.
Solo Birthday Party Photo Goes Viral
18 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If you have ever found yourself spending your birthday alone, you might find some comfort in this beautiful artwork created by a Reddit user.
Reddit Explains Why People Are Forced To Make Small Talk In Elevators
16 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are few things in this world that take longer than watching your food in the microwave, or a packed elevator ride. So, why all the small talk?
Man Loses Pants – Internet Finds Them For Him
10 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If you’re one to strip down when your night of drinking becomes a little excessive, then here’s a story close to your heart.
Radiohead Fans Are Eating Photos Of Thom Yorke – This Is Why [Videos]
10 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
It’s pretty well known that Radiohead makes the tastiest music out there, but why are people eating photos of their lead singer?
The Hair On This 10-Week-Old Baby’s Head Has Made Her World Famous
29 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After baby Isabelle’s picture got uploaded by her mom, social media followers were in such awe of the amount of hair on her head, they dedicated a Reddit sub page to her.
Shame Man – The Internet Has Decided To Pick On This Guy, Because Eyebrows
21 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Reddit can do shameful things to its very own – but that just increases their points and elevates them to an Internet celebrity of sorts.
The Internet Is Obsessed With This Guy’s Horrific Pokemon Tattoo
17 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
What do you do when you wake up with a ridiculous tattoo? Tell the world about it and watch the internet do its thing.
Woman With Same Name As Man’s Ex-Girlfriend Agrees To Join Him On Around-The-World Ticket (She Has A Boyfriend)
18 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Imagine booking an around the world trip that is non-refundable and name-unchangeable. What do you even do? Why, you find a way to make it work, of course.
Don’t Feel Bad If You’ve Looked At Those Naked Celebrity Pictures
03 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s time to pay for your sins, as there is a donation drive running for those who looked at the naked pictures of Jennifer Lawrence and Co. this week.
Controversial Online Forum Encourages Users To Post ‘Hottest Pics’ Of Facebook Friends
17 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Welcome to yet another lecture on why posting pictures of yourself on social media sites may come back to haunt you. In this week’s lesson we shall be looking at yet another rascally thing Reddit users are up to. The subreddit called Facebook Cleavage, is making quite a stir.
Here Is Will Ferrell’s Reddit AMA Session
05 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Will Ferrell opens up in his Reddit AMA, revealing – “There is no Will Ferrell. Only Chad Smith.” This was his first ever Reddit AMA aiming to raise funds on behalf of the non-profit, Cancer For College.
3-Year-Old Deer Farting Video Goes Viral [VIDEO]
24 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This video was originally posted to YouTube in 2011, but its making a massive comeback now thanks to Reddit.
WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Making Prank Videos Now [VIDEO]
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Arnie staged a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) session yesterday afternoon, and took the opportunity to post a video of him disguise-pranking members of Gold’s Gym in Venice, California. Gold’s is widely credited for launching Arnold’s weightlifting career, which of course lead to The Terminator, among other things.
Highlights From Bill Murray’s AMA Session On Reddit
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bill Murray fans collectively wet themselves this weekend when the man himself appeared on an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit.
Reddit’s Burgeoning Gun Market Is Very Big Business
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Reddit is many people’s platform of choice for funny pictures, interesting facts, and apparently buying assault rifles. An investigation has revealed that at least 159 sales have been made on the little known GunsForSale subreddit since June last year. Nearly 100 of these guns are AR-15 assault rifles, but since many of the gun orders could’ve taken place over private messages, the exact number of guns sold could be much higher.
Ex-Mafia Boss Lets Reddit Users Ask Him Anything – This Is The Result
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Reddit has had some fairly explosive guests on their ‘AMA’ (ask me anything) page, but none quite like ex-mafia boss, Michael Franzese.
Mysterious Online Organisation Has Geeks Transfixed
28 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
For the past two years, a secretive online organisation has piqued the interest of the world’s finest code-breakers in a series of seemingly unsolvable puzzles. But why? And who is behind the puzzle? Welcome, friends, to the dark and twisted world of Cicada 3301.
Everybody Has To Watch This Never-Before-Seen Star Wars Blooper Reel [VIDEO]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A long, long time ago, in a film studio far, far away – a blooper reel was made. These bloopers never saw the light of day again, until now. This is what every Star Wars fan has been waiting for. After so many years of success, it was odd that Star Wars never released a blooper reel. The whole Star Wars setup was just begging for some bloopers. I mean, come one, men in Star Trooper suits with poor visibility, Chewbacca forgetting his lines, Luke’s spaceship revealed to be a cardboard box – things like this simply needed to be seen.
Instant Fame – Samuel L Jackson Is Asking Fans To Write A Monologue For Him
30 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is an ‘Ask Me Anything’ with a difference. Samuel L Jackson has presented Reddit users with a challenge. Come up with a 300 word blurb and if it gets upvoted you could be famous. The movie star will read your blurb as a monologue.
Mystery Vault Found In New Zealand Gains Serious Attention
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Early this week, a Reddit user posted pictures of a vault discovered by their friend in the house into which they had just moved. The mysterious vault was found in the basement of the New Zealand, and was sealed with concrete. The home was a known drug den prior to it changing hands. Since the […]
Software Developer Fired After Surfing Internet All Day, Outsourcing Work To China
17 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
An American software developer has been fired after his bosses learned that he outsourced all his work to China – something he was being paid a six figure salary for.
Reddit Co-Founder Commits Suicide Following Federal Hacking Charges
14 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Reddit co-founder and RSS feed co-developer, Aaron Swartz, has died on Friday in his New York flat at age 26. According to his uncle and an attorney, the computer activist and programmer took his own life.
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