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Bad/Funny Flappy Bird reviews became a meme on its own: http://www.thechocolatelabapps.com/is-twitter-the-fuel-behind-the-success-of-the-1-app-flappy-bird/ http
by arn 13y ago
Bad/Funny Flappy Bird reviews became a meme on its own: http://www.thechocolatelabapps.com/is-twitter-the-fuel-behind-the-success-of-the-1-app-flappy-bird/ http://www.thechocolatelabapps.com/is-twitter-the-fuel-behin...
So I don't know if it's as simple to suggest it was a pay-for-review scheme, but rather just its own thing.
Same thing happened on Amazon milk reviews:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09milk.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09milk.html
- objclxt 13y agoI don't think it's being suggested that a pay-for-review scheme was what caused it to be a hit. The game was available on the store for seven months without getting much traction. The developer probably thought he would try some kind of pay-per-review/promotion service to get a few more downloads. This got the game into the charts, but it only really began to take off because unlike many of its peers using pay-per-review the game actually had a hook that got people playing. In this case the pay-per-review was a tiny catalyst for vast growth. Of course, this assumes the developer used some sort of paid promotion service.
- arn 13y agoBut he denies that to be the case. And if it was his goal, then why is it pulling it off the app store? Despite how rare it is to have a true grassroots viral hit, I think that's what happened in this case.