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Nice. i'm a pretty liberal follower if someone follows me, but for me the key is no spam. all links should be to things that are interesting, not monetizable. otherwise it's like being invited to a "purchase party"
I'm with you on this, Tood. I was also a longtime hold-out, but now it's one of my favorite apps. It does replicate some of the best aspects of a conference (the conversations) without the annoyances (travel, time, etc.)
Unfortunately, the pyramid scheme may be a permanent fixture of humankind, I think falling for it is embedded in our genetic code. If it sounds too good to be true...
Tamar, I liked the flashback to AllAdvantage. Should we have a top 10 memorable online pyramid schemes? AllAdvantage, Agloco, BlogRush...
Bill, it's more than just that the users leave the site. It's really more about the frame of mind the user is in. On Google, a lot of users are in a "shopping" frame of mind (whether retail, fin services, travel, etc.). On social media (Digg, YouTube, etc.) they are in a time-wasting frame of mind. That's what creates the differential in value.
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