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Can you blame them? One way or the other, it was probably one of the only strategies available and ended up being successful. Unlike larger companies, they had

by dataker 12y ago

Can you blame them? One way or the other, it was probably one of the only strategies available and ended up being successful. Unlike larger companies, they had to solve the chicken-and-egg problem to distribute the product.

encoderer 12y ago
I'm of a mixed mind on this, but I will add clarity here: you are definitely condoning spam in the name of 'doing whatever it takes'.
- dataker 12y ago
  Not really. There's a clear difference between Meerkat and Viagra spam: it had a lot of unproven value. Once people starts to use it, it's usually not a waste of time.
  - objclxt 12y ago
    That's true, Viagra is actually proven to work, whereas Meerkat isn't. There isn't a difference. Spam is spam.
normloman 12y ago
I robbed a bank. Can you blame me? I got a big stacks of cash!
- dataker 12y ago
  Reckless comparison. You can do better.
  - normloman 12y ago
    Fine, I'll remove the hyperbole: I did something wrong. Can you blame me? It worked! (That doesn't change the fact that it's wrong. And spamming is wrong.)
prawn 12y ago
Yes, I can blame them. My inbox despite Google's spam filtering is full of Indian offshore developers who believe that hustle trumps all. And that's including my right to have people respect my contact page's clear indication that I don't want to outsource web/SEO work. When that hustle steps on my turf, yes, I blame them.