How Video Game Based Entertainment Has Changed
In 2005 I had a crazy idea, to build an HD video hosting website for gamers. The website launched into a private beta in 2006, I called it GamersTube. The […]
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Facebook Might Soon Let You Buy Recommendations As Ads
A few years ago I theorized that social media’s true power was that of personal recommendations from friends and families and that some day this power would be harnessed for […]
The 20 Best Websites You’ve Never Heard Of
Every now and then a really fun thing happens on Reddit where someone just wants to explore smaller websites on the internet instead of browsing the same monolithic sites every […]
Are Dirty Jokes Allowed in the Headline of a Reddit Ad?
A user wanted to know if they could use dirty jokes or a symbol for the male genitalia made out of ASCII characters as the headline for a Reddit Ad. […]
The Mystery of the Missing Reddit Ads
Reddit Ads manager shows all of your ads on one page at www.reddit.com/promoted/ when you’re logged in. User ‘flt001’ was having trouble seeing his/her ads on that page. Turns out […]
Targeting a City or Region not Listed in the Reddit Ads Geo-Targeting Selector
With Reddit Ads you can target a lot of different cities and regions, but you can’t always target what you want to. For example if your a service business in […]
Reddit Changes Ecommerce Advertising Rules
Reddit recently announced changes to their Reddit Advertising policies for ecommerce websites. They are no longer going to allow advertisers to use “misleading” ads or ads where delivery times vary […]
A/B Testing and Reddit Ads
Recently Reddit advertiser IdoQL asked how they would be able to A/B test Reddit ads. It came as no surprise that Reddit doesn’t currently have a built in A/B testing […]
Gambling Ads Must Be in Gambling Subreddits Only
Reddit ads allows for gambling related ads to be posted, however, it would seem they require that the ad be targeted only to gambling subreddits. This was unveiled when Reddit […]
Promoted Posts May Only Be For Big Brands
Reddit’s new advertising format, Promoted Posts, is launching on Thursday August 4th and it looks really neat. The ads allow a website owner / brand to track links from their […]