Also to be fair, a large reason for OkTrends was PR. I'm pretty sure we stopped paying for a PR agency around the same time OkTrends started since money was bet

Also to be fair, a large reason for OkTrends was PR. I'm pretty sure we stopped paying for a PR agency around the same time OkTrends started since money was better spent on widely read blog posts than getting Sam on early morning talk shows. After getting acquired I think the general need for that type of PR was less (in addition to the manpower issues you mentioned).