How health care pros and patients use Reddit
From Pokemon to Superbugs and caregivers, the message board and its community-curated news streams are helping hospitals build their online presence.
You can find this population on Reddit, the 11-year-old network that prides itself on “front page news” that’s “upvoted” and “downvoted” by its community. If you’re not well versed on Reddit, Mashable’s description is succinct:
What differentiates it from a real-time information network like Twitter is that the stream of content is curated by the community. Items of value are “upvoted,” and those deemed unworthy are “downvoted.” This determines a post’s position on the site, and items that hit the front page are seen by hundreds of thousands of people (consequently, sending boatloads of traffic to the linked website).
The Reddit home page features content submitted to the site’s most popular channels, or “subreddits”—Technology, WorldNews, Music, Gaming and more, says Mashable.
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