swellular

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by swellular 16y ago
Right, Netflix has proven that with their algorithm (worth $1M in a developer contest!)
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Ask HN: Was Apple's Ping Successful?
3 points by swellular 16y ago|2 comments
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by swellular 16y ago
Thanks for the insight. Yes, perhaps they inflate the pageviews (somehow) to garner interest and get you to throw down money. In general, I'm not a fan of paid search since it creates an artificial boost in traffic. It's fine if you're a la
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by swellular 16y ago
Agree with andymoe. Don't let your current emotional state dictate your decision. Take time to think about it, talk it over with your wife, etc. My best advice is to try and get something going while you currently have a job (you said you h
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by swellular 16y ago
Thanks. What kind of results have you been getting with paid ads?
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by swellular 16y ago
I asked because I'm seeing a good percentage of links to our site, but when I click through to them all I get is a salesy page about advertising on StumbleUpon. On a related note, I read you can buy "stumbles" and readers from StumbleUpon a
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Ask HN: What is your experience using StumbleUpon for marketing?
6 points by swellular 16y ago|6 comments
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by swellular 16y ago
Thanks for your feedback Andrew. As Robert noted we plan to make adjustments. Early next week we are adding the functionality for users to ask questions directly on the site, without having to use the iPhone app. Your copy, "Ask your questi
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by swellular 16y ago
This service is appealing to non-technical people because it makes them seem technical. Unfortunately, I think people will looking to hire based more on online presence- specifically LinkedIn and your blog (assuming you have one.) The acces
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by swellular 16y ago
The layout of the site and the diagram in the forefront makes it clear what the premise is. Nice job there. It seems like the revenue generated by watching ads is very small. How many viewers of a 30s ad would someone need to raise $500?
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by swellular 16y ago
Streety- Thanks we'll look into the video. You make some good points about the FAQ's as well.
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Ask HN: Please review my startup, Crowdbeacon.
9 points by swellular 16y ago|11 comments
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by swellular 17y ago
Great post Jason. I was chatting with a colleague about this and he used to work for a small-ish NYC-based mailing list that focused on high-income young professionals. He mentioned that the metrics advertisers were sold on (subscribers, CT
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by swellular 17y ago
1 Too many tweets 2 Tweets that are too salesy 3 Tweets about "the twittersphere," "twitterans," and "OMFG you tweeple are soo amazing"
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by swellular 17y ago
Working for a digital advertising agency, I've seen both sides of the coin. On the one hand, you experience a little disdain for ads. If you don't start off by analyzing them (what are they trying to accomplish? who is the audience? why is