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Higher user count => more $$$
by jpeterson 14y ago
Higher user count => more $$$
- pg 14y agoHow do they make more money if my pageviews are associated with an account?
- niggler 14y agoThey can show more registered users. I imagine they will turn around and show investors the inflated count when they raise more money ...
- citricsquid 14y agoI was thinking the same, but don't investors look into the companies they're investing in, investigate the statistics and information the company provides? I would think that investors would see the people have to sign up and realise the registration numbers are artificially inflated.
- lowboy 14y agoYou would think, but I imagine some will be swayed by the numbers even if they do think about that.
- johnrob 14y agoI think getting you to sign up is the start of a process that culminates with you inviting all of your contacts. The username/password step is just the top of the funnel.
- pg 14y agoAh yes, that could be it. I don't think I would advise a startup to do that though. If you have to be that heavy-handed to make it spread, what that really means is that the site isn't good enough.
- EGreg 14y agoOnce you have an account, they can start contacting you, and increase the probability of you participating/contributing content/inviting your friends.