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2007: Is this really the kind of thing we want on Hacker News? 2008: Maybe we oughta just autokill techcrunch posts. 2009: More drama from the drama queens.

• marshray 15y ago
  Not that Facebook would have any excuse for this kind of thing, but put yourself in the position of someone who desperately needs to bring attention to their product and is willing to take risks: How is this not of interest to someone in the early stages of a startup business? I've been tangentially involved in some small business PR-agency blunders and some minor successes. Believe me, it's extremely easy for something that looks good on paper and is being pitched by persuasive people to blow up in your face later. This is the kind of thing where one simply cannot underestimate the value of the ability to learn from other's mistakes.
• credo 15y ago
  >>2008: Maybe we oughta just autokill techcrunch posts The original story about the PR firm and its tactics (without the drama and without specifically naming Facebook) was broken by USA Today (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2539841 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2539841). That post got zero upvotes (yes, I submitted that post yesterday night :) Two subsequent TechCrunch posts (about the PR firm) are now among the top 4 posts on HN. There is a big market for drama and I think the people have spoken that they do want TechCrunch posts:)