Ex-Ivy League admissions explains how to get 'bonus points' on your Cornell...
Reddit hosted an AMA, or Ask Me Anything, last summer that featured former Cornell admissions officer Nelson Ureña answering questions about the admissions process at the Ivy League school.Ureña, now a...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the most divisive 'Westworld' fan theory
Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Westworld."The INSIDER Summary:• "Westworld" fans have an elaborate theory involving multiple timelines.• The theory says that the Man in Black and William are the same...
View Article17 pieces of advice that will change the way you see the world
There's nothing more motivating than good advice. Hearing the right words at the right time can change your perspective, address a problem you haven't been able to articulate, or just remind you what's...
View ArticleGoogle reveals what people really think about parts of North America
Why is Pennsylvania so hilly, boring, liberal? Why is is Manitoba so humid and flat?Reddit user Salem-Witch gathered the top Google Autocomplete suggestions for states and regions around North...
View ArticleA restaurant came up with a genius way to stop freeloaders from using their...
Usually, the slow, tortured eye roll of a barista is enough to refrain from asking for the Wi-Fi password at a coffee shop. But at Yaya’s, a Thai restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, the owners have taken...
View Article$200 million startup Imgur cut 15 percent of its staff months after Reddit...
Imgur, home to "the most awesome images on the internet," has had a tough year. In late May, Reddit ditched Imgur after making its own photo-uploading tool, even though Imgur had long been the popular...
View ArticleA massive but unverified 'Game of Thrones' season 7 plot leak is taking over...
The INSIDER Summary:• Several weeks ago a Redditor posted what they claimed was the season seven "Game of Thrones" plot.• At first people doubted them, but now the claims are starting to get confirmed...
View ArticleThe internet tracked down this guy's stolen car and returned it to him in...
Here's a feel-good story to restore your confidence in humanity and the possibility that the internet can be used to help people, not just troll people. It comes courtesy of the users of Reddit, with a...
View ArticleReddit is telling everyone to remember the US's 'peaceful transition of power'
There's no question that social media has played a major role in this election.In the case of this emotional US election, people have gone online to say incredibly hateful things to one another as well...
View ArticleReddit's Alexis Ohanian says Twitter hashtags 'are one of the greatest farces...
Twitter has made a big push to make itself a primary source for live events and a "second screen" companion for TV fans. But Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, speaking on the centre stage at Web Summit in...
View ArticleGoogle tried to buy Reddit in 2005 — but its founders didn't want to become...
Google attempted to acquire Reddit back in the site's early days in 2005, cofounder Alexis Ohanian said at a press conference at Web Summit in Lisbon on Thursday.In response to a question from Business...
View ArticleReddit cofounder: Nobody reads most native advertising — it's just 'Facebook...
"Native" advertising is expected to drive 74% of all US display ad revenue by 2021, up from a 56% share in 2016, but Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian isn't a fan.Native advertising is paid content that...
View ArticleOne of the 'Westworld' creators just sneakily revealed new footage on Reddit
Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Westworld."Jonathan Nolan — the co-creator of "Westworld"— just gave Redditors and fans around the world a gigantic treat.The "Westworld" subreddit has over 100,000...
View ArticleThere’s a massive worldwide ‘Secret Santa’ gift exchange — here’s how to take...
This is the eighth year Reddit will be running its Secret Santa exchange. All you have to do is sign up, enter your info and interests, and agree to send a gift to someone else. Reddit suggests they be...
View ArticleThe CEO of Reddit confessed to modifying posts from Trump supporters after...
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has confessed to modifying the posts of some users on the most visible Donald Trump-supporting "subreddit" community after they repeatedly slung verbal abuse in his direction....
View ArticleFans predicted the 2 latest 'Westworld' twists over a month ago, and no one...
Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Westworld.""Westworld" spent much of its ninth episode devoted to a major revelation about Bernard and teasing drama on the William and Dolores front. We learned not only...
View ArticleReddit is finally cracking down on its most abusive members after its CEO was...
Reddit has promised reforms to crack down on its most abusive members in the wake of attacks on its CEO.Chief exec Steve Huffman announced on the community and social news site that the company...
View Article9 things you never knew about Disney parks, according to a man who played...
The INSIDER Summary:• Reddit user Ihaveanotheridentity held an AMA about what it's like to work at a Disney park.• He revealed that there are cast member cliques and secret tunnels beneath the parks.•...
View ArticleThis lucky woman got Bill Gates as a Reddit Secret Santa and he showered her...
Every year, Reddit puts on a massive Secret Santa gift exchange, and, every year, one lucky person gets Bill Gates as a Santa. And boy, is he good at it.Alicia, also known as Reddit user "Aerrix" (who...
View ArticleThe 22 biggest tech scandals of 2016
Relax, everyone: 2016 is almost over. It's been quite a year in tech, one that saw exploding smartphones, several lawsuits, and some really juicy scandals. Startups have crumbled and been reborn, many...
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