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This type of behavior is often swept under the rug in the startup world, eg. Airbnb hijacking Craigslist: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=261024 https://n
by j_s 13y ago
This type of behavior is often swept under the rug in the startup world, eg. Airbnb hijacking Craigslist:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=261024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=261024
- santialbo 13y agowrong link? (European Common Lisp Meeting 2008)
- aestra 13y agoYou linked to European Common Lisp Meeting 2008...
- SyneRyder 13y agoUntil the link above is fixed, try this article for an overview: How AirBnB Became a Billion Dollar Company http://davegooden.com/2011/05/how-airbnb-became-a-billion-dollar-company/ http://davegooden.com/2011/05/how-airbnb-became-a-billion-do... TLDR: Dave Gooden setup a honeypot on Craigslist to test whether AirBnB staff were creating fake Gmail accounts to spam Craigslist users & suggest they should post their vacation house listings on AirBnB instead.
- j_s 13y agoHa, copy + paste fail caused no doubt at least in part by my (self)righteous indignation! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2610240 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2610240
- dinkumthinkum 13y agoShhhh ... AirBnB and Uber are "Disrupters."