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Re:Reddit to Give 10% of Its 2014 Ad Revenue to Non-Profits ... by luckyno13 on Friday February 28, 2014 @04:15PM (#7321555)
Reddit is one of very few websites I unblock from Adblock because they aren't annoying, intrusive, obnoxious, or otherwise a pain in the ass. If you can do it out of the way, keep it classy, and not tag me like a wild animal to be tracked, Im fine.
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Re:Reddit to Give 10% of Its 2014 Ad Revenue to Non-Profits ... by billmalarky on Friday February 28, 2014 @06:46PM (#7322319)
It should be noted that Reddit also loses a large amount of money each year. Reddit has never not lost money.

Reddit is not an example of a successful ad solution because their ads are so out of the way and "classy" that they don't even bring in enough revenue to come close to covering their costs.

It still remains to be seen if reddit can ever build a sustainable business.

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Re:Reddit to Give 10% of Its 2014 Ad Revenue to Non-Profits ... by MitziMoto on Saturday March 01, 2014 @02:35PM (#7325752)
As an advertiser, Reddit's problem is their ad platform. It is the most awful thing I have ever had the displeasure of losing money with.
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Re:Reddit to Give 10% of Its 2014 Ad Revenue to Non-Profits ... by billmalarky on Thursday March 06, 2014 @02:07PM (#7355857)
Their other issue, is a userbase that is completely militant against advertising.

The only way to successfully advertise on reddit is through guerrilla marketing. Which of course reddit doesn't see a penny of.

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