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That's an oversimplification of the situation. A Q&A based site like Quora can be compared to it's predecessors like Experts Exchange or Stack Overflow because
by arocks 14y ago
That's an oversimplification of the situation. A Q&A based site like Quora can be compared to it's predecessors like Experts Exchange or Stack Overflow because the content is simply enhanced by greater participation of experts. The early adopters could be techies or otherwise, but they will notice the increase in friction for sharing and using content.
Also the problem is not really "signing up". As the article points out, downloading another app just to read content on the web feels like a overkill to most people (even non techies). Especially when the most common means of searching for answers remains Google which is usually found in the browser.
- kamaal 14y agoFrankly speaking I don't see the problem at all. If you are a rare user/reader at Quora not installing the App won't hurt you or Quora. If you are a regular user you will install anyway! Besides these days who worries about login's when there is unlimited supply of free email accounts.
- DenisM 14y agoMost frequent users start off as infrequent users. By discouraging infrequent users, you prevent formation of frequent users. That's the business argument. Personally, I just hate it when I click a google link and land on a blurred page. It's deceptive to promise an answer and then make me jump through the hoops before telling me what it is, all of which happens before I even know if the answer was good.
- jamiequint 14y agoThat is secondary to my point which is that people like you, a founder & developer who cares about cryptography (just guessing from your profile), are not like most people ("normals").
- hollerith 14y agothe problem with this analysis (and the one in great grandparent) is that it considers only the behavior of readers. But Quora is useless to readers without the voluntary contributions of writers.