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How do these YC/Techcrunch post gain such massive amounts of votes in the first 20min? With no comments? Already 14 at the 13 minute mark.
by killyourheros 14y ago
How do these YC/Techcrunch post gain such massive amounts of votes in the first 20min? With no comments? Already 14 at the 13 minute mark.
- apawloski 14y agoTake a look at the TLD and you'll find your answer. Whether it's positive or negative, I don't know -- but here it's their ball and thus their ballgame.
- tylermenezes 14y agoOne of the first thing pg tells everyone in YC is that YC founders aren't treated any differently by the Hacker News software and moderators. A lot of the upvotes come from the fact that people share TechCrunch stories with everyone they know. There seems to be a big feedback loop effect with TechCrunch.