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Is something wrong with you? You are usually reasonable, intelligent and have a good point, but this - what on earth gives you the idea that only females by stu
by tomjen2 17y ago
Is something wrong with you? You are usually reasonable, intelligent and have a good point, but this - what on earth gives you the idea that only females by stuff?
I pay for last.fm to give me recommendations for music that I will properly like, then I buy the best tracks in iTunes. I would do the same with tv-shows if Apple would let me (non-us, don't even get me started). I am a male CS student, so by your comment I shouldn't spend any money at all.
- brandnewlow 17y agoI assumed he was referring to the target customers for his bingo card creator app, making the point that Reddit ads are only useful to people looking to reach redditors, which is a very narrow segment of the population.
- daniel-cussen 17y ago>only females buy stuff? He's talking about the teachers that are his customers, I think.
- tptacek 17y agoThe "technologically disinclined females" are his market, but the "pay money for software" one stings no matter who you sell to.
- byrneseyeview 17y ago1. He didn't say that men were worthless, just less interesting. 2. Women are responsible for 80% of discretionary spending decisions (http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2005/nf20050214_9413_db_082.htm http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/feb2005/nf200502...), so if you're arbitrarily refusing to target them, you're wasting lots of money. Yes, I'm sure you can come up with examples of men making spending decisions. But marketing-by-anecdote is not as effective as marketing-by-data.