iReddit launches, now #1 on paid news apps

Not bad for the first workday since Apple approved it (on Valentine's Day). I take my metaphorical hat off to the 280North team, who did all the work to bring iReddit to life. Early reviews have been overwhelmingly positive and they've already got a revision in the Apple approval process to fix a few nagging bugs.

Of course, it didn't hurt that the sponsored link on reddit got so many upvotes it was even voted onto the front page. Guess folks really did want us to release an official iPhone app...

reddit and startupschwag

Roddy over at Startup Schwag contacted me a little while back about including reddit shirts in their upcoming subscription package. He also mentioned something about a modeling shoot. Little did we know, it'd be Amanda Ferri, the charming lip-syncing girl from the start of Vimeo's Flagpole Sitta video. OMG, Internet celebs wearing reddit shirts!!!

Anyway, a bunch of blue reddit shirts were sent out this month to Startup Schwag subscribers -- including one in Hong Kong who wore the alien out go-kart racing. Fact: reddit shirts are more useful than a red turtle shell.

Rumor has it, my Mr. Chuck stickers (3.4x more effective than Mr. Yuck at keeping your kids away) will be included in next months schwag package! You'd better subscribe now.

reddit alien fuzzwiched

OMG OMG OMG!

This started with a casual writeup of fuzzwich, but the fuzzwichers followed up with some emails to me. I hoped they were writing to say they'd added Mike Gravel, but when I found out that wasn't the case, I asked if they'd satisfy another one of my prurient fuzzwich desires: a reddit alien.

Over a weekend, in true startup-balls-out-fashion, they built and animated our little Sith Lord. So what are you waiting for? Go on and make a fuzzwich mini-vid with the alien. Then if you're feeling brave, share it in the comments.

Oh, and I've naturally created a reddit logo to commemorate this historic -- no, monumental -- day. Rejoice!

(Thanks again, fuzzwich!)

*Note: You may have noticed Ron Paul and the reddit alien still exist in separate fuzzwich universes and thus cannot be in the same mini-vid together; this was likely a conscious decision made in order to protect the balance of existence, one we must accept as for our own good.