Thursday, March 20, 2014

How to use reddit.tv and a sampling of the most popular videos and channels to get you started

Posted by jenakalif at 10:10
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reddit.tv was first launched in 2009 to help you speed through all the video content on reddit. It allows you to easily flip through the hottest videos of the day and see what’s going on in your favorite subreddits or what’s popular on reddit from your favorite websites and platforms. The last major update to reddit.tv was in 2011. /u/mustardhamsters with /u/excuses created a new reddit.tv layout with an HTML5 player, bigger video screen, and a longer and more dynamic video stream showcasing upcoming videos.



How to use reddit.tv 
When you visit reddit.tv, you’re seeing a stream of the hottest videos posted to reddit from /r/videos. If you scroll down to the thumbnails, you’ll see a list of channels (videos, music, etc.) that allow you to watch the hottest videos from a subreddit of your choice. We’ve found the subreddits with the most video submissions and most general appeal and put them there by default.

You can customize your reddit.tv channel experience by creating channels or seeing the most popular videos from your favorite site. To do this, click the first thumbnail that reads “add channel.” From here you can type in a subreddit name (ex. /r/space) or site (ex. pbs.org) and click “save.” That channel will appear within your channel list and you can start watching hours of video content.

Feedback 
Even though reddit.tv has been around for 5 years, reddit.tv is back in alpha. It’s a great way to watch video online, but it’s still finding its way. There are bugs we plan to address and improvements we plan to make. We’d love your feedback around any issues you run into. Please share your thoughts in /r/reddit_tv.

Top videos, channels, domains/sites, and the countries that spend the most time per visit

Top videos on reddit.tv in the past month:
  1. A DJ mixing vinyl - 79 minutes http://reddit.tv/#/r/slowtv/1wu02c 
  2. Daft Punk-Lose Yourself to Dance played against an old Soul Train video http://reddit.tv/#/r/redditpicks/1wosg3 
  3. Will It Crush? http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/208s9t 
  4. IED in First Person POV http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/1zyy7a 
  5. The makers of the self-stabilizing spoon thank us and are now fundraising for people with hand tremor. http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/20b9d7 
  6. Fuck Steve Harvey http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/20fdac 
  7. This is how languages sound like to a non-speaker (made-up sentences), http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/1zgwte 
  8. Singer flustered after realizing crowd is singing the band's lyrics during their debut. http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/1zy542 
  9. Everyone Knows You’re High and You’ll be Stoned Forever - The Onion http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/1zjszp 
  10. Dog not allowed on bed - Hidden camera captures his defiance http://reddit.tv/#/r/videos/20k58y 

5 of the top videos you may have missed from reddit.tv this year:

Top reddit.tv channels from the past month:

 Some popular sites/domains on reddit.tv to check out:

Countries that have the longest average visit duration on reddit this year so far:
  1. Iceland 47:31 
  2. Japan 46:39 
  3. Slovenia 43:30
  4. Norway 37:41
  5. Finland 34:30
  6. Mexico 31:31
  7. Malaysia 30:20
  8. Denmark 30:00
  9. Australia 29:29
  10. New Zealand 28:33 

Create your channels and let us know what channels and videos from reddit.tv you think should have made these lists. We’re sorry if you don’t get any work done for a couple of hours.
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