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HN has the distinct privilege of not giving a single iota about traffic. That’s one of the things I like most about the site, a complete lack of monetization. I
by remote_phone 8y ago
HN has the distinct privilege of not giving a single iota about traffic. That’s one of the things I like most about the site, a complete lack of monetization. It’s pure in this sense.
- minimaxir 8y agoI wouldn't say HN doesn't care about traffic (half the reason HN exists is a marketing vehicle for YC/YC startups), but the HN staff would not make user-adversarial changes in the pursuit of traffic.
- brianwawok 8y agoIt monetizes. It’s a funnel for the incubator. It’s not run as a charity.
- scarface74 8y agoAnd that’s a good thing. I’m always concerned about using anything that I like that doesn’t have a profit seeking business strategy.
- kangnkodos 8y agoI don't think the number of visits has dipped that much. Only the rank relative to other web sites has dipped,
- liftbigweights 8y ago> HN has the distinct privilege of not giving a single iota about traffic. If that was true, HN wouldn't exist. > That’s one of the things I like most about the site, a complete lack of monetization. But jobs are advertised here. > It’s pure in this sense. It's better than most, but it certainly isn't pure.
- jamiegreen 8y agoI don't believe anyone pays to advertise jobs here (correct me if I am wrong) but it is available for YC companies to post jobs
- krapp 8y ago>That’s one of the things I like most about the site, a complete lack of monetization Other than it being run by, and on behalf of, a SV startup accelerator, and being part of the SEO strategy for any number of startups and wantrepreneurs, and many posts (particularly in Show HN) being thinly veiled attempts at advertising, building hype or just trying to get money-senpai to notice them. Other than that, sure.