Ask me anything: what is Reddit?

Anderson, Katie Elson

doi:10.1108/lhtn-03-2015-0018

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“…There is an unknown number of private fora associated with geographic locations, book types or social groups. The r/books subreddit is a general popular forum that allows all kinds of postings relating to books and publishing (Anderson, 2015). Some online fora have active moderators that influence the tone of discussions (Thomas & Round, 2016).…”

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The reading background of Goodreads book club members: a female fiction canon?

Thelwall

Bourrier

2019

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Purpose Despite the social, educational and therapeutic benefits of book clubs, little is known about which books participants are likely to have read. In response, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the public bookshelves of those that have joined a group within the Goodreads social network site. Design/methodology/approach Books listed as read by members of 50 large English-language Goodreads groups – with a genre focus or other theme – were compiled by author and title. Findings Recent and youth-oriented fiction dominate the 50 books most read by book club members, whilst almost half are works of literature frequently taught at the secondary and postsecondary level (literary classics). Whilst J.K. Rowling is almost ubiquitous (at least 63 per cent as frequently listed as other authors in any group, including groups for other genres), most authors, including Shakespeare (15 per cent), Goulding (6 per cent) and Hemmingway (9 per cent), are little read by some groups. Nor are individual recent literary prize winners or works in languages other than English frequently read. Research limitations/implications Although these results are derived from a single popular website, knowing more about what book club members are likely to have read should help participants, organisers and moderators. For example, recent literary prize winners might be a good choice, given that few members may have read them. Originality/value This is the first large scale study of book group members’ reading patterns. Whilst typical reading is likely to vary by group theme and average age, there seems to be a mainly female canon of about 14 authors and 19 books that Goodreads book club members are likely to have read.

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Section: Book Clubsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The reading background of Goodreads book club members: a female fiction canon?

Thelwall

Bourrier

2019

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“…The scenario uses data from the social media site Reddit (reddit.com). Reddit is an appropriate platform for such an example, as topics of conversations dwindle quite rapidly, but can produce significant buzz in a short time [3].…”

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Visual Decision-Making in Real-Time Business Intelligence: A Social Media Marketing Example

Davcheva¹,

Benlian²

2018

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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This paper presents a study into the use of visualizations in real-time business intelligence. Different visualization designs for a social media marketing use case are tested and evaluated through the lens of cognitive load theory. By reducing the complexity of visualizations and subsequently cognitive load, end-users can achieve markedly improved decision-making performance in situations where time is critical and data is fast-paced.

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“…Reddit contains many subreddits on various topics such as geek culture, science, and technology. Every week, another scientist [10], celebrity [4], political figure, everyday person, etc. will post a question and answer session referred to as an AMA (ask me anything) [26].…”

Section: Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Interfaces as rhetorical constructions

Potts

Harrison

2013

Proceedings of the 31st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication

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In this paper, we describe the rhetorical construction of two community sites and analyze how these sites support the information sharing practices of these communities. By examining activity on web-based discussion boards reddit and 4chan, we show how these spaces are developed and shaped over time by participants making rhetorical moves in order to share content within these ecologies. During the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, we show how these spaces can be altered, disregarding the more typical practices on these sites. When community members embrace or reject these uses, it is as much a reaction to the content as it is to the cultural misuse of the community. In the case of reddit and 4hcan, this acceptance and rejection is especially true when the makers and maintainers of the system are participants themselves. Through this examination, we conclude that it is important to understand the rhetorical construction of these systems as reflections of the cultures they support.

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Ask me anything: what is Reddit?

Cited by 62 publications

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The reading background of Goodreads book club members: a female fiction canon?

The reading background of Goodreads book club members: a female fiction canon?

Visual Decision-Making in Real-Time Business Intelligence: A Social Media Marketing Example

Interfaces as rhetorical constructions

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