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Odd, feels like spam. Apologies if not.
by sbr464 7y ago
Odd, feels like spam. Apologies if not.
- icelancer 7y ago....why would Derek - or anyone else - spam a 2009 article about CD Baby?
- Thorrez 7y agoThere are many reddit bots that automatically repost old posts for karma. It's conceivable that a similar thing could be done on HN. The fact that Toyentrepreneur has no comments doesn't inspire confidence, but examining Toyentrepreneur's submissions doesn't seem to indicate a bot.
- Todd 7y agoIt's not. @sivers is a long time, well respected member of the HN community.
- cyberferret 7y agoThis is actually a valid reminder that there is now a generation of people working in the online industry who have grown up without ever purchasing or using a CD, and do not know about the story of CD-Baby. We predicted it would happen back then - it is the reality now. Sad, because a large part of the early history of the internet is wrapped up in stories about people like Derek Sivers and his company. Perhaps it is a pre-requisite for most startup courses to have a history lesson around those days?
- quickthrower2 7y agoPurchased many a CD, Cassette and played vinyls, but no never heard of CD-Baby.
- the_mitsuhiko 7y agoI’m sure more people know about cd baby now than back then. You can’t evade it when publishing something on spotify.
- permatech 7y agoDo we need to learn from people that fall into good luck because of family money?
- permatech 7y agoIt’s actually just a humblebrag