These sorts of pithy and sweeping bromides are almost never universally applicable, and relying on them for important decisions is usually a sign of intellectua

These sorts of pithy and sweeping bromides are almost never universally applicable, and relying on them for important decisions is usually a sign of intellectual laziness. Fred points to one case it was applicable, but you could easily point to cases where it isn't (ex: ridesharing). As for what happened to Tacoda post-acquisition, it wasn't pretty[0]. 0: http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/01/aol-shutters-tacoda-mergers-customers-into-low-end-adcom/ http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/01/aol-shutters-tacoda-merger...