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Well, that deserves a +1. Kind of amazing, I thought it would turn out it was an unconnected company.

• brudgers 15y ago
  Mocality's post didn't have the hallmarks of linkbait and based on their description of their business model (patient, capitalized, appropriate to the local) and the sophistication of their honeypot strategy, there was an air of legitimacy. It was hard to see an upside from them making a false claim - e.g. a flood of unique visitors from around the world would hardly add value to their business (probably more likely to just crash their servers). In addition, it is hard to see much of a downside for Google, they are still partnering with the biggest bank, largest mobile provider, and the manager of Kenya's top level domain - anyway there's already one Microsoft for people to hate and how much of a hit on eyeballs is a story about screwing over a small company in Africa really going to cause? This was a rational business decision of the sort that's made everyday by large multinational companies.
  • AznHisoka 15y ago
    This also reminds me of what AirBnB did with CraigsList. You're right - it's done everyday. And let's face it... will anyone remember a month from now?
    • chrisacky 15y ago
      AznHisoka: What did AirBnB do with CraigsList?
      • alex_c 15y ago
        Random link on the topic: http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/02/airbnb-admits-gaming-craigslist/ http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/02/airbnb-admits-gaming-craig...
      • juddlyon 15y ago
        http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/02/airbnb-admits-gaming-craigslist/ http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/02/airbnb-admits-gaming-craig...
    • icandoitbetter 15y ago
      Not the same thing at all. Google claimed to represent Mocality - AirBnB did not claim to represent Craigslist.
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