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They talk about word of mouth and the benefit of all the extra links. And then they discount the value in the next thought. Word of mouth = great links = gre
by ohashi 15y ago
They talk about word of mouth and the benefit of all the extra links. And then they discount the value in the next thought.
Word of mouth = great
links = great
hackernews popularity = no value
That's a pretty big hole in their logic.
- astine 15y agoAt any given moment there's probably a vanishingly small number of HN news readers who are unfamiliar with who 37Signals are. So I suspect that for them, gaining the front page on HN is less profitable than gaining traction in nearly any other community. As such, writing interesting stuff that is appealing to a broad base of communities is more profitable for them than tailoring their posts to get on the HN front page. My supposition; but really, what ethical difference does it make? If the HN community likes to read the 37Signals viral marketing material then I suppose we all gain, right?