Reddit has a more defensible position than Craigslist in relation to verticals because of its karma system. Karma carries over from sub-reddit to sub-reddit and people obsess over it. In my opinion, this is the 'drug' that keeps people around.
Craigslist on the other hand has no karma. A good seller or good buyer is completely anonymous. People will post to Craigslist if they can sell just as easily they'll post to another site if they can sell there. Reddit is not the same. A redditor will more readily post to reddit because of the sweet, sweet karma.
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Reddit has a more defensible position than Craigslist in relation to verticals because of its karma system. Karma carries over from sub-reddit to sub-reddit and people obsess over it. In my opinion, this is the 'drug' that keeps people around.
Craigslist on the other hand has no karma. A good seller or good buyer is completely anonymous. People will post to Craigslist if they can sell just as easily they'll post to another site if they can sell there. Reddit is not the same. A redditor will more readily post to reddit because of the sweet, sweet karma.