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And yet, here we are, talking about a service that has become known around the world... maybe it does work outside of San Francisco, it's just some people it do
by dguaraglia 9y ago
And yet, here we are, talking about a service that has become known around the world... maybe it does work outside of San Francisco, it's just some people it doesn't agree with?
- khazhou 9y agoI doubt their downtime communications were a factor in their huge success.
- dguaraglia 9y agoIt clearly wasn't their demise either. My point being that people - including myself - form very strong opinions about what "works" and "doesn't work", while failing to acknowledge the bigger picture. Companies with this kind of global presence have a better way to measure marketing impact than reading through random Hacker News comments. For what's worth, I think the concept for Snapchat is stupid and I can't see a single use for it, and yet... they managed to get to an IPO.
- khazhou 9y agoYou're right. I'll refrain from commenting on how large tech companies conduct their business from now on.
- dguaraglia 9y agoPlease don't. Just be aware that making comments such as "that doesn't work outside of the Bay Area" like the original poster did are kind of silly.