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0 pointsfivedogit5y ago0 comments

This blog post was about Amazon Vine. Not Thingamagig.

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It is also the most free eyeballs your product is ever going to get. Start off with an intro paragraph like "Our new widget, available now on Amazon, is the easiest way to toast bread in the morning without starting a kitchen fire! If you like toast..."

Also helps to put the rest of your rant in context. I know nothing about guitars, so I immediately think someone's kid who knows how to play is more qualified than I am to say your product sucks. Why not?

dgrin915y ago

I agree with this 100%. I don't really play guitar and it took me a while to figure what the heck I was reading about. Would also add that this blogpost would be greatly improved by having a link to the homepage.

CobrastanJorji5y ago

While I think you're correct, I find it funny that you are in effect complaining that a Hacker News article is NOT an advertisement poorly disguised as an information article or an opinion piece.

dgrin915y ago

I really don't think having a small summary blurb saying what the heck you're talking about counts as advertising.

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mike_d5y ago

dgrin915y ago

CobrastanJorji5y ago

While I think you're correct, I find it funny that you are in effect complaining that a Hacker News article is NOT an advertisement poorly disguised as an information article or an opinion piece.

dgrin915y ago

I really don't think having a small summary blurb saying what the heck you're talking about counts as advertising.

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