Practicum #8 - Jordan (Final Thoughts)

For my final post, I've decided to reflect on how Reddit and Digg have changed my perception of the Internet and of other things related to the Internet.

For Reddit, it has in a way become my go-to website for finding entertainment on the internet. It really covers every spectrum of what can be done on the Web - news, commentary, funny pictures, funny videos, people giving their opinions on everything, and personal stories. I think the strength of Reddit is that the website really lets the users determine everything. In a way then, it is the ultimate Web 2.0 site. But not just anyone can get noticed on Reddit. A submission or comment has to be truly unique or democratically popular for it to get any notice. Overall, Reddit is a website that is sure to provide a nice entertaining break in the day.

Digg, on the other hand, is simply a worse version of Reddit. The users do control the content, but the organization is handled poorly, resulting in a final product that doesn't feel democratic. It really is a site where everyone is just yelling at no one. Also, almost every post on Digg appears a day after it appeared on Reddit.