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Edgar Allan Poe
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Digital CultureWho is Edgar Allan Poe in the Agency editorial?
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet of the nineteenth century, known for the poem The Raven and for his tales of mystery and the macabre. Issue.2 names him once, in the author's prose, as one of the subjects people discuss in Reddit communities.
In short
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet. In the Agency editorial his name occurs once, in Issue.2, in the passage about Reddit. The author explains the platform's slogan by saying that any type of community can be found there, and lists the interests people discuss: cryptocurrency, AI, books, law, technology, marketing, Edgar Allan Poe, politics. The name is an example of how specific a community can be. The edition says nothing about Poe's life or work.
Key facts
- Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
- An American writer and poet who lived from 1809 to 1849, known for The Raven and for tales of mystery and the macabre.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Edgar Allan Poe?
- In Issue.2, in the author's prose about Reddit, inside a list of interests that have communities on the platform.
- What does Issue.2 say about him?
- Nothing beyond the name. He stands in the list as one more interest with its own community, next to marketing and politics.
Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet and critic born in 1809, who died in 1849. He is known for the poem The Raven and for short stories of mystery and the macabre. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Edgar Allan Poe appear in Issue.2?
Issue.2 presents Reddit and its slogan, which the author says represents the fact that any type of community can be found inside the platform. He then lists what people actively discuss there: cryptocurrency (web 3.0), AI, books, law, technology, marketing, Edgar Allan Poe, politics. Poe is the only person in the list and no work of his is mentioned; the sentence is the only mention of him in the editions.
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