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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by bemmu on Sunday July 11, 2010 @03:02AM (#1505136)
You get to run experiments on a huge number of users. Do a split test and get a significant result in an hour. Figure out a way to make it just 1% stickier and suddenly you created value worth millions to the company. It sounds fascinating and I could easily imagine working there.
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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by timcederman on Sunday July 11, 2010 @04:10AM (#1505201)
Yeah, you'd think that, wouldn't you? The more users you get though, the more conservative you become. "But if this drops conversion by 0.1%, that will cost us $100k/week." Gets old fast and stifles change.
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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by bemmu on Sunday July 11, 2010 @04:29AM (#1505217)
Do you work there? Just curious.
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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by timcederman on Monday July 12, 2010 @01:36PM (#1508666)
No, just relating a similar situation.
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Re:Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Go... by aarlo on Sunday July 11, 2010 @05:37AM (#1505274)
just like any big company
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