Users not only post innocuously addictive photos of cats, but also help each other out with anything from learning a new language to helping raise money for charities, including more than $200,000 for Doctors Without Borders. The website has burgeoned into a hub for well-wishers and do-gooders to lend a helping hand. After answering questions on subjects as diverse as money, politics and beer, Obama commented that Reddit was "an example of how technology and the internet can empower the sorts of conversations that strengthen our democracy over the long run". If these figures didn't speak for themselves, Reddit's status was cemented last month when US President Barack Obama did an "AMA" ("Ask Me Anything") on the site. In spite of the website's simple, text-heavy layout that is somewhat reminiscent of Craigslist, it has grown steadily from having a small cult following to more than 4 million unique monthly visitors viewing approximately 3.5 billion pages. ![]() ![]() ![]() Steezy-wunda-bred's photo of his biological parents.
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