Reddit is a unique type of news and message board site that is built for users by users. It is an aggregate for memes, music, news, and other user generated content. It has also been in the news for several high profile “Ask Me Anything” sessions with individuals like President Barack Obama, Bill Gates and Stephen Colbert. Imgur is a popular image sharing site with over 23 million images shared monthly. It is similar and often integrated with Reddit. Join us as we learn about how these sites work and what makes them so popular. In addition, we will discuss ways you can use them for your library and for professional development.

1. Presenter: Rachel Eichen
Novare Library Services

2. Quick Poll (1-10)

3. Agenda
 How Reddit works
 Reddit uses
 Library uses
 Imgur
 Resources

4. How traditional news sites work

5. How Reddit Works (All text!)

6. How Reddit Works

7. How Reddit Works
(image thumbnails)

8. Link Post vs. Text Post

9. Karma

10. Subreddits (/r/__)
http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/ http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/
http://www.reddit.com/r/tea

11. Let’s Reddit!

12. AMA (Ask Me Anything)

13. AMA Celebrities
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/z1c9z/i_am_barack_ob
ama_president_of_the_united_states/

14. Boston Bombings

15. Reddit Lingo
 OP = original poster
 TIL = today I learned
 TL;DR = too long; didn’t read
 FTFY = fixed that for you

16. Subreddits for Librarians
 http://www.reddit.com/r/ebooks/
 http://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/
 http://www.reddit.com/r/librarians/
 http://www.reddit.com/r/archivists
 http://www.reddit.com/r/books/

17. Create a Subreddit for…
 Your library
 Book club
 Specific book
 Conference
 Software

18. Imgur

19. Simple image sharing

20. Free, Easy, and Anonymous

21. Similar Reddit Features
http://imgur.com/gallery/JYJfFJr

22. View Stats

23. Resources
 Reddit for Beginners
 Imgur FAQ
 Reddit for Librarians
 Reddit Enhancement Suite

24. Any questions?

25. rachel@novarelibrary.com
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Rachel Eichen
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