Reddit gets two new tools for Fundraising and Charitable giving

Reddit Cares

Reddit has been quite successful in giving Redditors' an opportunity to give and support charitable causes on the site. This is typically what crowdfunding is all about - not in the sense to raise money for a project bu to support a charity or an organization that Redditors' care about. Specially true for many nonprofits projects in particular. When you decide to support a project or a cause and you're willing to give money for it. The best thing that can happen is that there are low fees or no fees attached to it - ensuring that almost all the money given by Redditors actually reach their destination. Not getting lost in payment fees and other transactions. Also there need to be effective fraud checks in place so people can be more confident that there aren't supporting some fraudulent scheme. With this in mind Reddit have announced two new tools that can be easily integrated by mods into their subreddits.

Use these two tools if you're wondering how to setup a Fundraiser on Reddit.

1. Crowdtilt - this is the first tool that has been announced, it can be used for a Reddit meetup or any other purpose. Takes just about 30 seconds to integrate and can accept contributions globally. Some of the other highlights are that it has been a joint development between Reddit and Crowdtilt staff. The platform is good for nonprofits and NGOs around the world as it can provide tax-deductible receipts, anyone with a US bank account can receive money - more country options to be added soon. In addition Crowdtilt will be charging a low fee.

2. RedditDontate - This one is brand new, and really easy to set up. Simply go to Reddit Donate and choose your Reddit status -users, mod or nonprofit. Click the button and you're ready to go. Reddit Donate was created by a handful of Redditors at Dwolla and in partnership with Stripe. Once of the best reasons for mods and users to use Reddit Donate is that it offers almost a loe or no fee at all for transactions.

The idea of fundraising is not over at Reddit as they have announced that they are in talks with other companies as well. To offer the best possible solutions to raise money on Reddit and make sure all the money reaches the concerned parties. Also eliminating fraudulent schemes from the - Front page of the internet. So the next time you want to raise funds for  a cause that is close ot your heart, maybe a cancer patient needs aid, a homeless person needs shelter, an animal shelter needs funds, maybe people in Africa can do good with your money. Use the two options mentioned above to setup your fundraising campaign easily on Reddit.
Source: Reddit Blog - you can also learn more by following the discussions on Reddit about these two payment options. 

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The New Digg V1 will be available on Aug 1, developers want your help

Yes that's right Digg has been acquired by News.com and the guys from News.com say they are rethinking and rebuilding the new Digg. The new version V1 will be available on Aug 1 and you can follow what the developers have to say and add your suggestions. Digg will continue to run under the same name and News.com will remain the same. Identities of the two web apps are not going to change in any way. The developers of the new Digg says that it is being treated like a startup again and that there is still some meaning to be had among all the chaos of internet news. In-between LOLCats and  Kim Kardashian stories there are still individuals who can get together and brake news of real-importance. 


There has been a lot of debate on the internet - Did Reddit kill Digg?. In many ways the develops of the new Digg seem to be comparing themselves to Facebook and Twitter with no mention of Digg in the news. Reddit seemed to be the one that killed Digg and not the other two. Sites that are dedicated to building a community around news and web culture need to have in place a way to accommodate everyone. Digg did not seem to have this and somehow a culture of wanting only the best to be around and survive was what we found happening at Digg. People would post news and it always got lost there was a 1 in a 100 chance of any coverage - somehow Digg lost contact with people. The new Digg would take care to notice that it was people who made Digg and they need to ensure that every single person on the new Digg is able to share news and voice their opinions. So let's hope Betaworks has something good planned for the new Digg and all the old die-hard Digg fans are awaiting to see what's new on Aug1.  
Source: Rethinking Digg V1 you can also follow the discussion on Reddit. 

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Did Reddit kill Digg?

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The news that Digg has been sold is all over the news. The popular news-sharing-commenting and voting site Digg which was once valued at close to $200 million has been sold for $500,000. This comes as a shock to many but not to people who have been following the rise and fall of Digg. I for one was not at all shocked at the sale and the valuation. It was common knowledge that Reddit was rising in fame and popularity while the regulars at Digg were on a mass exodus to Reddit. As Forbes points out that this happened once the final version v4 was out. Prior to this Digg had had a few updates which constantly irked users of the site. Reddit was also built on kind of the same concept - to share news and other articles found on the web with users who might find it interesting. Users could then downvote or upvote news, articles, videos and images and bring the same onto the first page. They also had other relative subreddits like IAMA, where people could come and share something personal about their life.


Analysts might credit the rise of Facebook and Twitter as the sites that led to the downfall of Digg. It was Reddit the new comer that had grown in popularity actually and had begun to takeover the destination on the web - the destination of  where people on the internet could go to find and share info. Fast flowing and freely available on the internet. Reddit has also become the destination on the web for cultures and subcultures to group together and talk about things they love. The WSJ reports that last December Reddit overtook Digg and has maintained the lead. The difference we believe is that these subreddits that users can join to group together and form communities is the strength of Reddit. let us know what you think in the comments section below.
Source: Forbes via WSJ

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Is it true that before the invention of color TV, people dreamed in black and white?

That's the latest in B&W

Reddit user weirdalfan16 updated this little bit of information on the TIL (Today I Learned) section. The post had this information to share, that if you were from the past generation of people who grew up watching black and white TV then you dream in Monochrome. Before the invention of color TV 75% of people dreamed in black and white. In fact it says that 12% of people still dream in black and white. Color television changed everything and also changed the way people dream. Black and white dreams where changed to color.


The post has drawn a lot of humorous comments like one user saying that maybe they had silent dream from watching silent B&W movies. There are also other users saying that they dream only in black and white and never knew that people had dreams in color. Which leads to the next assumption now that we have HDTVs  and 3D TVs will we now be able to dream in 3D. There are other users who say that everyone dream in B&W but during recollection it comes back in color and that there are only a small percentage of people who are actually able to dream in color.


There have been many studies conducted and the NY Times and the Telegraph have articles about it, speaking about people who grew up watching color television and dreaming in black & white. So what do you think about this and do you dream in b&w or do you have color dreams or maybe dreams in 3D and HD.
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Pics and Conversations: Just me and my duck chillin' in Iraq

If you need your daily dose of funny interactions and comments on Reddit you got yours for today. A soldier in Iraq posts a pic of himself and his duck chillin and it has prompted some of the funniest comments found anywhere today on the web. The image is a very simple one but one that could be destined for internet fame. He is seen standing with his duck on his shoulder, with the duck looking straight at the camera and he is looking a little quacker. The comments this photo has got is nothing short of comical and the pun being used on the poor duck is a must read for you today.

He later posts another photo of the duck and you are left wondering what the. So here the link to the conversation happening right now on reddit and be sure to add your own comments to this absolutely wonderful pic. 

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