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Does someone who pays EE for the answer to their question get what they were paying for? Yes. My point would be: how is EE charging for content any different th
by andy_adams 13y ago
Does someone who pays EE for the answer to their question get what they were paying for? Yes. My point would be: how is EE charging for content any different than someone else charging for content? The great evil they seemed to commit was ranking highly in Google while following Google's guidelines, and then hiding the content below the fold.
- ceejayoz 13y agoThey didn't just hide it below the fold. They made it look like it wasn't there at all, by showing blurred-out content first, along with text along the lines of "subscribe to see the answers". Any reasonable person not aware of the trick would believe they had to pay for the answer.
- t50 13y ago"Any reasonable person not aware of the trick would believe they had to pay for the answer." Why not pay a computer shop or a programmer 3-4 times the amount for the same thing, only with EE, you can learn how to do it yourself. I mean would you you rather have a electrician come out and change your light bulb for you, or would you rather learn to do it yourself.
- splawn 13y agono.. not only with EE. Usually the answer was out there somewhere else free on a different site, but EE serp spam was just an obstacle in the way.
- ceejayoz 13y agoI'd rather learn to do it myself, which is part of what makes Stack Overflow great. I can learn and teach there. EE raised barriers to consumption and participation.