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Re:Seven ways that companies have built virality by dfranke on Saturday March 03, 2007 @05:29PM (#2060)
"There have been several businesses that successfully grew by paying both new and inviting users. The economics can make this more difficult for media models than commerce models. However, it can drive a lot of new adoption, and did for AllAdvantage and Paypal."

I'd hardly call AllAdvantage a success story.

Re:Seven ways that companies have built virality by smackaysmith on Sunday March 04, 2007 @09:43PM (#2257)
The guy should read the Orwell essay posted buy Guy Kawasaki earlier this week. What was there, 35% buzz words? He may have made good points; I can't parse his language.