Reddit adds ads

By

Jean-Manuel Izaret

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Reddit is opening up a new revenue stream by testing dynamic product ads on its popular social media platform. Launched about a month ago, the new initiative automatically places ads into active customer discussions about a potential product purchase. Their initial tests showed that the dynamic ads could almost double an advertiser’s return on advertising spend.

It will be interesting to see not only the financial impact of the new initiative but also how it alters the behavior of Reddit users.