Over the years, I have found myself reading posts on Reddit many times, on varying topics. I have found the site useful for many topics, particularly when I am looking for some tips on a project I am working on. However, I have never opened an account on Reddit, so this is my first moving from lurker to community member in this particular social networking site. So far, I like what I am seeing. It seems that this site is particularly good for communities surrounding hobbies or activities. I found some great groups to join for my Communities assignment topic, which is finding hiking/outdoor activity advice for the Seattle area. The communities are active, and the members seem very responsive. So far I haven't posted anything, though I plan to, because I wanted to see how they react to newcomers. So far it seems pretty friendly.
Since I have enjoyed my experience with the hiking communities, I also searched around and joined some cooking and baking communities, as well. Cooking and baking is a hobby of mine, and one I participate in often as I generally do the cooking at home. I am always looking around the internet to see ho to perfect some technique, and it seems like these communities will be really great for that. I am actually really excited to dive in!
If you want to get into Instagram and you are a foodie/baker, you may want to look at trying to post pics of the food you make. Just an idea IF you are looking to gain more experience or followers on Instagram.
ReplyDeleteI have thought about it, but it seems like there is so much of that already that it would just get lost:) Maybe not though? Perhaps I'll give it a shot.
ReplyDeleteI am completely new to Reddit- I had never even heard of it before this class! I also noticed that there are lots of groups related to hobbies. I also saw groups related to politics and religion, but I am not comfortable participating in those types of forums online just yet.
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