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Tichy, I don't believe that was the context in which they meant it. Furthermore, take a look at the top 30 currently on HN, approximately 1/3 of them are in so
by jamesbressi 17y ago
Tichy, I don't believe that was the context in which they meant it.
Furthermore, take a look at the top 30 currently on HN, approximately 1/3 of them are in some way promotional (either of some product or self-promotion, delivered as news or a testimonial or story).
Like these headlines:
1. Thank You Rails
2. The article about Mark Pincus at a startup at Berkley Mixer
3. HP working on distributed sensory mechanisms
4. The physics of bras
5. How to write a great novel
6. The interview with Y-Combinator that wasn't
7. Japanese teenage boy improves rails
8. Being open and honest about the startup process
In some way, these articles promote a company, a technology, the author of the posts value, and so on.
This post about MacHeist is just feels more blatant.
But I am happy to have people like you in the community that open up debate.
- Tichy 17y agoI have nothing against marketing in itself, if it is win-win. That is for example if people realize they have to create insightful articles to attract hackers as readers, it is a win-win. I am sorry, I just don't see the MacHeist thing in the same category as those other articles you mention. There is no information or news in the MacHeist thing. Obviously a lot of readers here disagree, so whatever...
- joeminkie 17y agoI think some links are intended for the conversation they start here rather than the actual content itself, e.g. people have mentioned the OP has an app in the bundle that seems useful, MacHeist as a "marketing hack," etc. It might not be the best submission ever but I think it still falls within the boundaries of Hacker News.
- Tichy 17y agoMeanwhile I can see it in a different light: since MacHeist is so famous, being included is a cool thing for an indie app. Saying "whoa, my app is in MacHeist" seems OK, as would be "37signals reviewd my app" and so on.
- dangrover 17y agoYeah, that's exactly why I posted it -- I figured people would find the hack interesting, whether you like MacHeist or not. Not to promote my app or something. More users right now just means more people with free licenses using up support resources :).
- padmapper 17y agoI'm inclined to agree. I'm happy I heard about this bundle, but I don't think it falls under the purview of HN. HN has started seeming more promotional in general in recent times, with far more linkbait articles than I remember there being a year ago.