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I completely agree, the point i was trying to make with those examples was that those people are up front in how they made their money. Mark is not, he either o

I completely agree, the point i was trying to make with those examples was that those people are up front in how they made their money. Mark is not, he either outright avoids the question or claims that he is doing niche applications and revealing them would destroy his business. If he was upfront like patio11 (the bingo card guy) i would never of done any digging. However everything i've seen from Mark seems like a calculated manipulation to be viewed in a certain way. patio11 appears to genuinely be here to share. Marks actions appear to be about building an audience for some unknown future purpose (ebook?,conference talks?,who knows).

jallmann 16y ago
Yes, Max/Mark/whoever is maddeningly vague sometimes. I'm not disputing that. I do think his paranoia is a bit unwarranted, but he does seems to value privacy. Now, if he just outright lied, well then that's shameful. I think the digging that you have done is really interesting, but this whole thing is starting to feel like a witch hunt. He might work under pseudonyms, sure, but at least his apps/etc seem legit.
- blackwoodHolt2 16y ago
  I think it becoming to feel like a witch hunt because "Max" has not directly address whether he is Mark Essien, so everyone is speculating. His apps are legit, in that they exist but they do appear to contain content scraped from internet without any apparent attribution. Given the random mix of sources i don't think he has written permission from demand media (ehow.com) or the other random places the content comes from. His revenue claims may or may not be true, or may HAVE been true. I will point out one last thing. This app (http://appshopper.com/education/paintings-you-should-know http://appshopper.com/education/paintings-you-should-know) now deleted "Paintings you should know", was previously uploaded to the feather moor account. The one app that appeared on Maxs now deleted "Cube Of M" site was this "Art you should know" (http://itunes.apple.com/app/art-you-should-know/id356153267?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/art-you-should-know/id356153267?...) its obviously the same app. Notice "Seller:Mark-Anthony Essien", so that links Max to Mark. More importantly though his second name is Anthony not Max or Klein (like he claims in that blog article). This combined with Marks willingness to actually meet people in real life as Max makes me question why he writes and his end goal with his writings and half truths. I'll leave it there, people have the information that is out there and that was my only goal posting these messages, to inform.
maxklein 16y ago
I have no wish to do either ebooks, conferences or video interviews, all of which I have already been invited to, and have declined. I'm writing because I've been writing on the internet since 1999, and on this website for more than 3 years. I write, not because it's a big conspiracy or I'm trying to sell you vitamin pills that will allow you pleasure your woman all night, but because I enjoy writing. It's just a hobby - there is no commercial gain - no ads, no trying to sell you my products, no conferences, etc. That's why 37signals and all those people write. They are selling you shit. I'm not - I'm just a normal hobbyist blogger. There is really no conspiracy, and the details of my life are unfortunately quite boring - the interesting parts I've already written out as stories.

jallmann 16y ago

Yes, Max/Mark/whoever is maddeningly vague sometimes. I'm not disputing that. I do think his paranoia is a bit unwarranted, but he does seems to value privacy. Now, if he just outright lied, well then that's shameful. I think the digging that you have done is really interesting, but this whole thing is starting to feel like a witch hunt. He might work under pseudonyms, sure, but at least his apps/etc seem legit.

blackwoodHolt2 16y ago
I think it becoming to feel like a witch hunt because "Max" has not directly address whether he is Mark Essien, so everyone is speculating. His apps are legit, in that they exist but they do appear to contain content scraped from internet without any apparent attribution. Given the random mix of sources i don't think he has written permission from demand media (ehow.com) or the other random places the content comes from. His revenue claims may or may not be true, or may HAVE been true. I will point out one last thing. This app (http://appshopper.com/education/paintings-you-should-know http://appshopper.com/education/paintings-you-should-know) now deleted "Paintings you should know", was previously uploaded to the feather moor account. The one app that appeared on Maxs now deleted "Cube Of M" site was this "Art you should know" (http://itunes.apple.com/app/art-you-should-know/id356153267?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/app/art-you-should-know/id356153267?...) its obviously the same app. Notice "Seller:Mark-Anthony Essien", so that links Max to Mark. More importantly though his second name is Anthony not Max or Klein (like he claims in that blog article). This combined with Marks willingness to actually meet people in real life as Max makes me question why he writes and his end goal with his writings and half truths. I'll leave it there, people have the information that is out there and that was my only goal posting these messages, to inform.

maxklein 16y ago

I have no wish to do either ebooks, conferences or video interviews, all of which I have already been invited to, and have declined. I'm writing because I've been writing on the internet since 1999, and on this website for more than 3 years. I write, not because it's a big conspiracy or I'm trying to sell you vitamin pills that will allow you pleasure your woman all night, but because I enjoy writing. It's just a hobby - there is no commercial gain - no ads, no trying to sell you my products, no conferences, etc. That's why 37signals and all those people write. They are selling you shit. I'm not - I'm just a normal hobbyist blogger. There is really no conspiracy, and the details of my life are unfortunately quite boring - the interesting parts I've already written out as stories.