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My thoughts on the success of Quora are consistent with that of Joel Spolsky's take on cultural anthropology: http://vimeo.com/37309773 http://vimeo.com/3730977
by mbesto 13y ago
My thoughts on the success of Quora are consistent with that of Joel Spolsky's take on cultural anthropology: http://vimeo.com/37309773 http://vimeo.com/37309773
Watch from 9:30 on. "The idea of Stack Overflow is to attract anyone who is an expert programmer and repel anyone who's not"
My prediction - Google/Facebook (someone in that arena) will buy Quora.
- taybin 13y agoIsn't Stack Overflow the opposite of that though?
- mbesto 13y agoThat's my point. Sorry I was actually making two distinct points that probably got intertwined. One - that Quora will not succeed like SO has. Two - Someone will buy Quora. Reason? Because, Silicon Valley.
- hadoukenio 13y agoThat's the problem with gamifying something. Eventually you'll get people who are only there for karma. The other day I found an incorrect answer that was chosen, but directly below it was the correct answer. The kicker? The OP commented on the correct answer saying that his was correct but the guy other guy had less karma than him and "needed it". WTF. These days, you really have to take Stack Overflow answers with a grain of salt.