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"Punching up" is when you take on someone larger than you. People like rooting for underdogs, & getting a public response can be golden. This is the opposite
by pronoiac 17y ago
"Punching up" is when you take on someone larger than you. People like rooting for underdogs, & getting a public response can be golden.
This is the opposite of what Facebook did. This just looks petty & mean.
- pierrefar 17y agoHow is noting that the hottest thing around is still tiny petty and mean? It's stating the facts and provides a useful point of comparison. Everyone knows what twitter is, has heard of its valuation, and FB is saying using it as a well-known (and very much loved) point of comparison.
- pronoiac 17y ago"We have apps with more users than Twitter!" Edit: They could be emphasizing the scale of themselves & Farmville, but it can also be read as a casual swipe.