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It's a freemium service that doesn't depend on ad revenue. Maybe they're not made of money as Facebook and Google are and that's the reason for not compensating

It's a freemium service that doesn't depend on ad revenue. Maybe they're not made of money as Facebook and Google are and that's the reason for not compensating.

mike-cardwell 11y ago
Here's a picture of their current team: https://getpocket.com/jobs https://getpocket.com/jobs - Here's a list of 7 other positions they're currently hiring for - https://boards.greenhouse.io/pocket https://boards.greenhouse.io/pocket This isn't some free service being run out of the goodness of somebodys heart. This is a company, that wants to make money. If a company has that many employees, they can afford a bug bounty program too.
- balladeer 11y ago
  Not to forget the data they are getting: 1. What people are reading 2. What they will read 3. What they have read 4. What they are just bookmarking/RILing and not reading 5. Etc etc. That's valuable data imho.
- semi-extrinsic 11y ago
  > they can afford a bug bounty program too Maybe they're just being evil, you know, like Oracle.
- alimbada 11y ago
  I didn't say it was being run out of the goodness of someone's heart. That's why they need money, to pay the bills. Having infrastructure to deal with that many users on a popular service doesn't come cheap.
muP 11y ago
I disagree. Mozilla signs a very rich contract with search engines like Google and Yahoo. They have more money than they know what to do with.
- detaro 11y ago
  They aren't part of Mozilla.
  - acaloiar 11y ago
    Yes, but Pocket is integrated with Firefox. Pocket and the Mozilla Foundation formed a partnership that almost certainly includes some sort of compensation or resources in exchange for Pocket's service.
    - muraiki 11y ago
      Actually no, it appears that Mozilla is not getting any money from Pocket but rather chose Pocket themselves. https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/38aorv/psa_mozilla_is_not_benefiting_from_the_pocket/ https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/38aorv/psa_mozilla...
      - yarrel 11y ago
        That's even weirder.
  - anotherangrydev 11y ago
    Don't be so naive. Do you think you can just walk up to Mozilla and tell them: "Sup guys, just bundle this crap into your browser. Please."?
    - deleted 11y ago
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    - detaro 11y ago
      Mozilla claims that they don't get money for the integration, and I don't see a good reason why I shouldn't believe them. Pocket very likely doesn't have that much money lying around, compared to Mozillas budget.
wmeredith 11y ago
Uh, they've raised $14.5 million[0] and have over 17 million users. This isn't a side project. Not by a long shot. [0] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pocket https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pocket
- alimbada 11y ago
  So what? Do you think that money's not going into paying their bills?

It's a freemium service that doesn't depend on ad revenue. Maybe they're not made of money as Facebook and Google are and that's the reason for not compensating.

mike-cardwell 11y ago

Here's a picture of their current team: https://getpocket.com/jobs https://getpocket.com/jobs - Here's a list of 7 other positions they're currently hiring for - https://boards.greenhouse.io/pocket https://boards.greenhouse.io/pocket This isn't some free service being run out of the goodness of somebodys heart. This is a company, that wants to make money. If a company has that many employees, they can afford a bug bounty program too.

balladeer 11y ago
Not to forget the data they are getting: 1. What people are reading 2. What they will read 3. What they have read 4. What they are just bookmarking/RILing and not reading 5. Etc etc. That's valuable data imho.
semi-extrinsic 11y ago
> they can afford a bug bounty program too Maybe they're just being evil, you know, like Oracle.
alimbada 11y ago
I didn't say it was being run out of the goodness of someone's heart. That's why they need money, to pay the bills. Having infrastructure to deal with that many users on a popular service doesn't come cheap.

muP 11y ago

I disagree. Mozilla signs a very rich contract with search engines like Google and Yahoo. They have more money than they know what to do with.

detaro 11y ago
They aren't part of Mozilla.
- acaloiar 11y ago
  Yes, but Pocket is integrated with Firefox. Pocket and the Mozilla Foundation formed a partnership that almost certainly includes some sort of compensation or resources in exchange for Pocket's service.
  - muraiki 11y ago
    Actually no, it appears that Mozilla is not getting any money from Pocket but rather chose Pocket themselves. https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/38aorv/psa_mozilla_is_not_benefiting_from_the_pocket/ https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/38aorv/psa_mozilla...
    - yarrel 11y ago
      That's even weirder.
- anotherangrydev 11y ago
  Don't be so naive. Do you think you can just walk up to Mozilla and tell them: "Sup guys, just bundle this crap into your browser. Please."?
  - deleted 11y ago
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  - detaro 11y ago
    Mozilla claims that they don't get money for the integration, and I don't see a good reason why I shouldn't believe them. Pocket very likely doesn't have that much money lying around, compared to Mozillas budget.

wmeredith 11y ago

Uh, they've raised $14.5 million[0] and have over 17 million users. This isn't a side project. Not by a long shot. [0] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pocket https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pocket

alimbada 11y ago
So what? Do you think that money's not going into paying their bills?