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How famous people rate Google Play Store apps

67 points by angry-hacker 11y ago

angry-hacker 11y ago
Some, who seem legit. (I lost my txti password) Unfortunately nothing too interesting: Larry Ellison (Oracel): https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105810347937074039674 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105810347937... Michael Dell (Dell): https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100523784851251213675 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100523784851... Few Google execs: https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=106087880965921706296 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=106087880965... https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100873628951632372330 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100873628951... https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105332691637769400620 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105332691637... Anyway, if you want to help find something interesting or stalk your friends habits: 1) Find their Google+ page (easy) 2) Get their ID - View Source and control+F for oid=" 3) Paste the id to: https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=YOURIDNUMBERHERE https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=YOURIDNUMBER... I find it funny Google own employees don't rate apps, probably because of privacy. Or maybe they have double accounts? It means they have to constantly ignore play store spamming you to rate them to get recommendations, see what your friends share etc. Everything in directly against how the Play Store wants them to use Play store.
- tdkl 11y ago
  Well the fact that they don't use this as intended says a lot. Also the part minding about privacy.
  - angry-hacker 11y ago
    Probably a lot of the workers use some kind of corporate accounts to test apps etc. But I still find it ironic everyone's 'app history' is so dull. Matt Cutts is the only one I've found from Google that looks like it's actually his personal Android ID. Also, it's possible privacy breach in a sense if you find the ID of some celeb, paste it to the same Android Store format, it sometimes redirects it to the person's profile, who is the actual owner of the celeb page. I tried some Playboy models who have for some reason public Google+ pages/profiles and often behind them are some random marketing guys. Example: https://plus.google.com/+MichaelAnthony/ https://plus.google.com/+MichaelAnthony/ Somewhat famous musician. Id is 116849062506250163587 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=116849062506250163587 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=116849062506... store page.. ?
  - nolok 11y ago
    The part minding about "privacy" and "not knowing what will be shared" is unsubstantiated though, there is no argument against or for that being part of their reason. All we know, is that they rate very little. And if they're like me or many it's simply that they don't care about rating stuff, I couldn't care less about people reading the amount of stars I give.
- psykovsky 11y ago
  The play store on my phone never nags me to rate apps. The apps themselves, yes, but not the play store.
  - angry-hacker 11y ago
    Maybe nagging is wrong word, but for me the Store App's homepage constantly asks to rate apps I'm using to get better recommendations. There is also section "People" on the left menu to see what your circle have been doing in the store.
    - psykovsky 11y ago
      Ah, I know what you are talking about. It's just that I use the appstore to search for apps I need/want. I never browse the homepage or the categories and recommendations, etc. Different uses, different experiences, I guess.
- rtpg 11y ago
  I think it's more that a lot of people don't really rate apps. I think I'm a pretty big consumer of apps, and I basically have rated 4 or 5 apps?
  - angry-hacker 11y ago
    Yeah, same here, but for me it's because of privacy. I'm sure it same for a lot of people. But IMO it really rips the Play Store apart, you don't want to even rate/comment your favourite apps and I'm sure I'm not the small minority. Why can't they tie rating to your G+ account (well it was tied to Google account even before) and show only your first name/or as anonymous if you wish. And not show it the whole world. Think twice when you rate that "Gay kamasutra" app. The fact that Googlers on high positions don't rate them tells a lot imo. Either they care about their privacy or they don't care? Hard to believe they don't care... maybe they don't have enough time. In either way it looks bad. I think the reason why Matt Cutts is so popular is because despite his high position and wealth, people see REAL PERSON behind him, his honest and... human. Not some robotic executive behind a name, who doesn't give a shit. Also he's Google Play store ratings prove that.
- darklajid 11y ago
  Don't forget that there is a crowd that uses the play store, but isn't allowed to rate (aka "No G+ account"). Imagine how happy these people are, when apps (or anything) nags them to rate..
- wodenokoto 11y ago
  > I find it funny Google own employees don't rate apps It might have something to do with how Google runs an internal version of Google+ only for employees.
  - angry-hacker 11y ago
    Doesn't stop Matt Cutts though :)
    - mod 11y ago
      Didn't he leave google?
- joliss 11y ago
  To get someone's (or your own) Google+ ID, you can also click the profile picture and copy the oid parameter out of the URL. (Pulling it out of "View Source" didn't work for some reason.)
mahouse 11y ago
>famous
tallanvor 11y ago
I tried to rate an App once and got something similar to this (the current language): "Ratings and reviews on Google Play are a great way to tell your friends about the apps and other content you love! These are linked to your Google+ profile and are public." I'm not interested in that type of public activity. I could somewhat understand this for a full review, but certainly not for a simple 1 - 5 star rating.
- mirsadm 11y ago
  You're already posting a public review, does it really matter if it also gets posted to Google+? I guess I don't have any objections to it because I'm not aware of anyone from my group of friends that actually uses Google+.
  - tdkl 11y ago
    Yes, because it's not anonymized if I want it to be, but is indexable with my real name instead. Even if I remove my G+ account, many 3rd party services will index that data and keep it public.
kohanz 11y ago
Mark Cuban's low ratings for SnapChat and other messaging apps likely stems from or lead to his investment in Cyber Dust [0]. [0] http://www.forbes.com/sites/maseenaziegler/2014/04/08/mark-cuban-wants-to-take-over-texting/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/maseenaziegler/2014/04/08/mark-c...
- icebraining 11y ago
  Or vice-versa: maybe the fact that he dislikes the existing messaging apps led him to invest in one he does like.
  - kohanz 11y ago
    "stems from or lead to"
    - icebraining 11y ago
      Ops, sorry.
      - kohanz 11y ago
        Partially my fault because I realize now that it should be "led to" instead of "lead to".
cekanoni 11y ago
honestly i was thinking we will see actually what they say about apps, but all we can see is they +1 it
- angry-hacker 11y ago
  +1 will be publicly visible (for apps) even if you you have turned it off from Google+ profile page... I'm not sure if people realize it. It's also possible that people click +1 accidentally. I know I did when I reviewed my history, I have never ever wanted to +1 anything on store but I had for 5 apps.
CPLX 11y ago
I thought you were going to tell me things about famous people. This is a list of tech executives.
- angry-hacker 11y ago
  Well, I posted it to have a discussion and maybe people are able to find something interesting too? Yanis Varoufakis, Greek's Finance Minister: https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=114760450440088990894 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=114760450440...
morsch 11y ago
Honestly, this is one reason why I don't like rating stuff on the net. I realize that tying validated identities to ratings is important to make manipulation more difficult, but I don't like the thought of leaving a public trail of my likes/dislikes and, for restaurants and hotels, locations. I'd be more inclined (though still quite reserved) if there was an option to leave a rating that appears publicly anonymous, while still being logged in, retaining Google et al.'s ability to track me to combat manipulation and whatever more nefarious purposes come to mind.
some1else 11y ago
Eric Schmidt obviously has nothing to hide, because maybe he shouldn't be doing anything [..] in the first place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6e7wfDHzew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6e7wfDHzew
dethstar 11y ago
I felt kind of weird going thru the list. >{X} person likes tinder And I was like uhm, this is too personal. Then I gave it some thought, the person who has tinder and okcupid rated works for a company that wants all my personal information to sell ads. So perhaps this is only fair? I'd guess it would be (or it is, since some have empty profiles, perhaps by choice) hypocrite of them to complain about this.
StevenTweedie 11y ago
It's legit -- just chatted with Cuban about it http://www.businessinsider.com/the-apps-mark-cubans-loves-and-those-he-doesnt-2015-5 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-apps-mark-cubans-loves-an...
declan 11y ago
Business Insider's writeup of this discussion: http://www.businessinsider.in/A-hacker-site-says-it-has-discovered-the-apps-Mark-Cuban-loves-and-those-he-doesnt/articleshow/47301996.cms http://www.businessinsider.in/A-hacker-site-says-it-has-disc... Headline is: "A hacker site says it has discovered the apps Mark Cuban loves - and those he doesn't" Link to discussion about that article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9553236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9553236

67 points by angry-hacker 11y ago

Some, who seem legit. (I lost my txti password) Unfortunately nothing too interesting: Larry Ellison (Oracel): https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105810347937074039674 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105810347937... Michael Dell (Dell): https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100523784851251213675 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100523784851... Few Google execs: https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=106087880965921706296 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=106087880965... https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100873628951632372330 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=100873628951... https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105332691637769400620 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=105332691637... Anyway, if you want to help find something interesting or stalk your friends habits: 1) Find their Google+ page (easy) 2) Get their ID - View Source and control+F for oid=" 3) Paste the id to: https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=YOURIDNUMBERHERE https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=YOURIDNUMBER... I find it funny Google own employees don't rate apps, probably because of privacy. Or maybe they have double accounts? It means they have to constantly ignore play store spamming you to rate them to get recommendations, see what your friends share etc. Everything in directly against how the Play Store wants them to use Play store.

tdkl 11y ago
Well the fact that they don't use this as intended says a lot. Also the part minding about privacy.
- angry-hacker 11y ago
  Probably a lot of the workers use some kind of corporate accounts to test apps etc. But I still find it ironic everyone's 'app history' is so dull. Matt Cutts is the only one I've found from Google that looks like it's actually his personal Android ID. Also, it's possible privacy breach in a sense if you find the ID of some celeb, paste it to the same Android Store format, it sometimes redirects it to the person's profile, who is the actual owner of the celeb page. I tried some Playboy models who have for some reason public Google+ pages/profiles and often behind them are some random marketing guys. Example: https://plus.google.com/+MichaelAnthony/ https://plus.google.com/+MichaelAnthony/ Somewhat famous musician. Id is 116849062506250163587 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=116849062506250163587 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=116849062506... store page.. ?
- nolok 11y ago
  The part minding about "privacy" and "not knowing what will be shared" is unsubstantiated though, there is no argument against or for that being part of their reason. All we know, is that they rate very little. And if they're like me or many it's simply that they don't care about rating stuff, I couldn't care less about people reading the amount of stars I give.
psykovsky 11y ago
The play store on my phone never nags me to rate apps. The apps themselves, yes, but not the play store.
- angry-hacker 11y ago
  Maybe nagging is wrong word, but for me the Store App's homepage constantly asks to rate apps I'm using to get better recommendations. There is also section "People" on the left menu to see what your circle have been doing in the store.
  - psykovsky 11y ago
    Ah, I know what you are talking about. It's just that I use the appstore to search for apps I need/want. I never browse the homepage or the categories and recommendations, etc. Different uses, different experiences, I guess.
rtpg 11y ago
I think it's more that a lot of people don't really rate apps. I think I'm a pretty big consumer of apps, and I basically have rated 4 or 5 apps?
- angry-hacker 11y ago
  Yeah, same here, but for me it's because of privacy. I'm sure it same for a lot of people. But IMO it really rips the Play Store apart, you don't want to even rate/comment your favourite apps and I'm sure I'm not the small minority. Why can't they tie rating to your G+ account (well it was tied to Google account even before) and show only your first name/or as anonymous if you wish. And not show it the whole world. Think twice when you rate that "Gay kamasutra" app. The fact that Googlers on high positions don't rate them tells a lot imo. Either they care about their privacy or they don't care? Hard to believe they don't care... maybe they don't have enough time. In either way it looks bad. I think the reason why Matt Cutts is so popular is because despite his high position and wealth, people see REAL PERSON behind him, his honest and... human. Not some robotic executive behind a name, who doesn't give a shit. Also he's Google Play store ratings prove that.
darklajid 11y ago
Don't forget that there is a crowd that uses the play store, but isn't allowed to rate (aka "No G+ account"). Imagine how happy these people are, when apps (or anything) nags them to rate..
wodenokoto 11y ago
> I find it funny Google own employees don't rate apps It might have something to do with how Google runs an internal version of Google+ only for employees.
- angry-hacker 11y ago
  Doesn't stop Matt Cutts though :)
  - mod 11y ago
    Didn't he leave google?
joliss 11y ago
To get someone's (or your own) Google+ ID, you can also click the profile picture and copy the oid parameter out of the URL. (Pulling it out of "View Source" didn't work for some reason.)

mahouse 11y ago

>famous

tallanvor 11y ago

I tried to rate an App once and got something similar to this (the current language): "Ratings and reviews on Google Play are a great way to tell your friends about the apps and other content you love! These are linked to your Google+ profile and are public." I'm not interested in that type of public activity. I could somewhat understand this for a full review, but certainly not for a simple 1 - 5 star rating.

mirsadm 11y ago
You're already posting a public review, does it really matter if it also gets posted to Google+? I guess I don't have any objections to it because I'm not aware of anyone from my group of friends that actually uses Google+.
- tdkl 11y ago
  Yes, because it's not anonymized if I want it to be, but is indexable with my real name instead. Even if I remove my G+ account, many 3rd party services will index that data and keep it public.

kohanz 11y ago

Mark Cuban's low ratings for SnapChat and other messaging apps likely stems from or lead to his investment in Cyber Dust [0]. [0] http://www.forbes.com/sites/maseenaziegler/2014/04/08/mark-cuban-wants-to-take-over-texting/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/maseenaziegler/2014/04/08/mark-c...

icebraining 11y ago
Or vice-versa: maybe the fact that he dislikes the existing messaging apps led him to invest in one he does like.
- kohanz 11y ago
  "stems from or lead to"
  - icebraining 11y ago
    Ops, sorry.
    - kohanz 11y ago
      Partially my fault because I realize now that it should be "led to" instead of "lead to".

cekanoni 11y ago

honestly i was thinking we will see actually what they say about apps, but all we can see is they +1 it

angry-hacker 11y ago
+1 will be publicly visible (for apps) even if you you have turned it off from Google+ profile page... I'm not sure if people realize it. It's also possible that people click +1 accidentally. I know I did when I reviewed my history, I have never ever wanted to +1 anything on store but I had for 5 apps.

CPLX 11y ago

I thought you were going to tell me things about famous people. This is a list of tech executives.

angry-hacker 11y ago
Well, I posted it to have a discussion and maybe people are able to find something interesting too? Yanis Varoufakis, Greek's Finance Minister: https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=114760450440088990894 https://play.google.com/store/people/details?id=114760450440...

morsch 11y ago

Honestly, this is one reason why I don't like rating stuff on the net. I realize that tying validated identities to ratings is important to make manipulation more difficult, but I don't like the thought of leaving a public trail of my likes/dislikes and, for restaurants and hotels, locations. I'd be more inclined (though still quite reserved) if there was an option to leave a rating that appears publicly anonymous, while still being logged in, retaining Google et al.'s ability to track me to combat manipulation and whatever more nefarious purposes come to mind.

some1else 11y ago

Eric Schmidt obviously has nothing to hide, because maybe he shouldn't be doing anything [..] in the first place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6e7wfDHzew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6e7wfDHzew

dethstar 11y ago

I felt kind of weird going thru the list. >{X} person likes tinder And I was like uhm, this is too personal. Then I gave it some thought, the person who has tinder and okcupid rated works for a company that wants all my personal information to sell ads. So perhaps this is only fair? I'd guess it would be (or it is, since some have empty profiles, perhaps by choice) hypocrite of them to complain about this.

StevenTweedie 11y ago

It's legit -- just chatted with Cuban about it http://www.businessinsider.com/the-apps-mark-cubans-loves-and-those-he-doesnt-2015-5 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-apps-mark-cubans-loves-an...

declan 11y ago

Business Insider's writeup of this discussion: http://www.businessinsider.in/A-hacker-site-says-it-has-discovered-the-apps-Mark-Cuban-loves-and-those-he-doesnt/articleshow/47301996.cms http://www.businessinsider.in/A-hacker-site-says-it-has-disc... Headline is: "A hacker site says it has discovered the apps Mark Cuban loves - and those he doesn't" Link to discussion about that article: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9553236 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9553236