Conde Nast Experiments With Reddit

There’s something new going on at Reddit reports MediaMemo. The Digg like news aggregator that Conde Nast purchased a few years ago is sporting some new links at the top of their page. Unlike the average link that appears because users voted it into this spot, these new links&#151which look remarkably similar to standard Reddit links&#151are actually sponsored ads placed by the sales and marketing department of Conde Nast Digital.

So far the sponsored links&#151which do have a “sponsored link” tag&#151have succeeded in two ways: click-through rates for the ads are running at around five percent&#151higher than the industry average&#151and Reddit users haven’t complained.

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