Blogging for Fun

I thought I would take some time off from writing my paper to catch up on some miscellaneous blog entries. Since we are required to have a total of 20 blogs entries, I will do two of these and one more about the final. (Maybe it could make up a little bit for the one technopoly blog I missed)

So I thought it would be fun to blog about a website that has become kind of my ultimate pass-time. The website is called Reddit (Reddit.com) and is essentially an online community that allows for users to create their own pseudo-message board type webpages based on pretty much whatever topic they feel like sharing. Alot of the site has become subject to spreading memes (unfortunately) or posting rehashed internet images and videos. What keep me coming back is though is the original content forums (or subreddits as they are referred to on the site.)

Some of the ones I read on a daily basis are AskReddit, AMA, Today I Learned, and a few others which are a little less popular. AskReddit allows users to ask this large internet community pretty much anything they want. Some people come with problems at work or school that they need some advice for and others just ask some ridiculous question to see what people think. Alot of the time I find that there are questions on their that I have often asked myself, so its really cool to read how other people sometimes engage in the same thought process.

IAMA is a concept that was totally new to me upon first discovering it. It is a page where people say who they are, or some other unique thing about them and let other users ask them anything (AMA = Ask Me Anything... or I Am A something or other...) The people on there range from has been rock stars to albino people. You really can never expect who to find on there.

I'd really recommend checking this site out if you ever need to kill time on the internet. It's up there with some of the best. (Also, it might be worth noting that it is significantly more SFW then 4chan.org)