Bye-Bye Tumblr Blog, Hello Reddit Blog
August 11, 2014
Blogs are popular ways to get live news and first hand accounts of events. Tumblr is one of the more popular platforms to launch a blog, but Reddit, the popular Internet content site, is in the beta phase of creating their own blogging platform.
The Next Web article, “Reddit Live Is Official, Lets Anyone Create Their Own Live Blog” is a new blogging platform that specializes in live blogging. Live blogging is the practice of commenting on a live event, such as a TV show or sport competition, while it is happening. The new platform was in a beta period, where only Reddit employees were able to create live streams. Now anyone can create a live blog. Live blog posts will update in real-time and they support embedded tweets, links, and YouTube videos.
While Reddit’s new platform is already popular, it does come with a warning label:
“Reddit has proven its ability to effectively crowd source information online, but it comes with inherent difficulties. The site came under fire in April 2013 for its reaction to the Boston Marathon bombings, with what was later described as “online witch hunts” and “dangerous speculation.” Reddit will need to be extra careful if it wants to ensure such an incident doesn’t occur again.”
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s phrase saying “with great power comes great responsibility” rings true for Reddit. The live blogging platform could become the new way news circulates around the globe. The only problem is that fact checking does not take place as quickly as speculation.
Whitney Grace, August 11, 2014
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